Book Review: ‘Eleanor,’ by David Michaelis
David Michaelis’s “Eleanor” describes an unstoppable force who had a profound effect on American politics.
Did the U.S. Try to Assassinate Lenin in 1918?
In “The Lenin Plot” Barnes Carr tells the mostly unknown story of America’s intervention in the earliest days of the Soviet Union.
Book Review: ‘Mad at the World,’ by William Souder
In a new biography, “Mad at the World,” William Souder claims the “Of Mice and Men” author was motivated by anger toward injustice.
Book Review: ‘Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,’ by Fareed Zakaria
Zakaria’s “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World” analyzes the social and political impact of Covid-19.
Does an Intellectual History of the Trump Era Exist? It Does Now
Joe Klein reviews that book, Carlos Lozada’s “What Were We Thinking,” as well as two Washington Post journalists’ account of the impeachment and its aftermath.
Book Review: ‘Leave the World Behind,’ by Rumaan Alam
In “Leave the World Behind,” Rumaan Alam imagines what happens when homeowners interrupt their renters’ idyll to seek refuge from a crisis.
From Kafka to Kushner, Touring the 20th Century’s Jewish Canon
In “The Blessing and the Curse,” the critic Adam Kirsch offers a literary survey covering the last 100 years of Jewish history.
Book Review: ‘The Zealot and the Emancipator,’ by H.W. Brands
H.W. Brands’s “The Zealot and the Emancipator” looks at how two opponents of slavery chose very different paths to abolition.
Pete Beatty’s ‘Cuyahoga’ Images an Ohio, and a Country, Divided
In this debut novel set on the river that separates Cleveland from Ohio City, an orphan builds a mythology around his big brother.
To Sayaka Murata, Nonconformity Is a Slippery Slope
Her new novel, “Earthlings,” asks: If you don’t belong in the “Baby Factory,” do you even belong on Earth?
Where Does American Foreign Policy Go From Here?
Two books, Philip H. Gordon’s “Losing the Long Game” and Charles A. Kupchan’s “Isolationism,” offer suggestions to avoid the mistakes of the past.
Book Review: ‘War,’ by Margaret MacMillan
In “War: How Conflict Shaped Us,” Margaret MacMillan examines the impact of war, both bad and good.
Book Review: ‘Bland Fanatics,’ by Pankaj Mishra
Mishra’s “Bland Fanatics” argues that many of liberalism’s exalted ideas have collapsed.
Book Review: ‘The Hole,’ by Hiroko Oyamada
Hiroko Oyamada’s novel “The Hole” is a surreal and mesmerizing tale about gaps in memory and a woman’s transformation.
Book Review: ‘Missionaries,’ by Phil Klay
Phil Klay’s “Missionaries” follows the lives of four characters involved in the violent, decades-long conflict.
When Witches Run in the Family
In this prequel to “Practical Magic,” Alice Hoffman revisits the lives of women who refuse to do as they’re told.
‘Dear Child,’ by Romy Hausmann: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Dear Child,” by Romy Hausmann
America’s Refusal to Address the Roots of Violence
Elliott Currie’s “A Peculiar Indifference” traces the history of violence in Black communities and the reasons for it.
After Chasing Threats Abroad, Former CIA Chief John Brennan Says The Risk Is At Home
The former spy chief has dealt with almost all of the country's major security challenges over the past two decades. In his memoir Undaunted, he directs his ire at President Trump.
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John Banville’s New Murder Mystery Starts Like a Game of Clue
“Snow” is a classic policier like the novels written under Banville’s pen name, Benjamin Black. But it is a superbly rich and sophisticated one.
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