The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
What was it Stalin once said? A single death is a tragedy, […]
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Book Review: Weather by Jenny Offill
One of the attributes I always revere when reading novels is an […]
Book Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead is one of the best authors on race in America. […]
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a transformative and inspiring book. The […]
Land of Tears by Robert Harms
In Land of Tears, Yale historian Robert Harms ties together the Arabian, […]
Review: “The End Is Always Near” by Dan Carlin
What if I told you that someone walking the earth in present […]
Review “One Day” by Gene Weingarten
Have you ever looked up what happened on your birthday? What were […]
The Cockroach by Ian McEwan
In a spin on Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis,’ Booker-Prize winning author Ian […]
Review: Michael Schmidt’s Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem
LET’S start with a confession: I am a historian and I have […]
Review: Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police
IF roses, all roses, suddenly disappeared, would your memory of them fade […]