Book Review: The Lightkeepers
/Many kinds of violence haunt a remote California island chain when a nature photographer takes a one-year assignment there
Read MoreBook Review: Strange Gods
/Throughout human history, people have found reasons to change their religions - Susan Jacoby's brilliant new book examines the phenomenon of adopting strange gods
Read MoreBook Review: The Deep Sea Diver's Syndrome
/Popular French science-fantasy writer Serge Brussolo gets makes his debut appearance in English with a story of men and women who treasure-hunt in the dreams of other people
Read MoreBook Review: The Perfect Bet
/An illuminating new book takes readers inside the calculus of gambling
Read MoreNorman Lebrecht’s Album of the Week – Medtner/Rachmaninov
/"Something clicks in the opening track of this album in a way this listener seldom experiences, in concert or on record." Yevgeny Sudbin plays Medtner and Rachmaninov. Norman Lebrecht reviews.
Read MoreBook Review: Dog Run Moon
/The debut short story collection from a Montana fly-fishing guide
Read MoreBook Review: Apostle
/An author spends years traveling to the various final resting places of the Apostles - and comes back with an unsettlingly insightful new look at the early history of Christianity
Read MoreNorman Lebrecht’s Album of the Week – Dvorak/Janacek
/"There is nothing like a Czech string quartet." Norman Lebrecht reviews the newest from the Wihan Quartet.
Read MoreBook Review: The Annotated Lincoln
/A big, gorgeous new anthology presents a virtual life of Abraham Lincoln as seen through his writings
Read MoreBook Review: Exit Right
/A brilliant new book takes an in-depth look at six American cultural figures who took a stand on principle - and then changed their minds
Read MoreBook Review: The Good Liar
/Nicholas Searle's debut novel stars a canny old swindler who may or may not have found has final, perfect mark
Read MoreSentience Over Skin
/In a distant future without humans, genetically engineered members of other Earth species have evolved societies of staggering - and problematic - complexity.
Read MoreNo Storm of Roses
/Lilliet Berne, hero of Alexander Chee's highly-anticipated new novel Queen of the Night, enjoys the glamorous life of a diva -- but what's below the surface is both more sordid and more tragic.
Read MoreThe Lost Boy
/A new book studies the history of copyright and the life and legacy of Aaron Swartz, one of copyright's groundbreaking interpreters for the new century.
Read MoreImminent Threat
/A harrowing new study tries to determine why the myth of torture's effectiveness persists despite all the evidence - and despite a long line of permanently maimed victims. Greg Waldmann reviews.
Read MoreA History of Violence
/When watching a Quentin Tarantino film, critic Max Ross contends, you can never forget you're watching a Quentin Tarantino flim. But is that a strength or a weakness of his latest, The Hateful Eight?
Read MoreDivinity through the Ages
/a poem
Read MoreIn the Service: Koussevitzky of Boston
/Determining the legacy of Boston’s legendary conductor Serge Koussevitsky is a challenging task. Michael Johnson examines the man, the myth, and the music.
Read MoreDream the Possible Dream
/Can realpolitik - the doctrine of intimidation over ideology, force over ideals - actually be a good thing? Matt Ray reviews John Bew's new study.
Read MorePoetry: February
/a poem
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