Book Review: ‘The Continental Divide,’ by Bob Johnson Date Monday, February 10, 2025 - 3:00 AM Description The taut, disturbing stories in Bob Johnson’s “The Continental Divide” share the setting of a rural hamlet in Indiana — and transcend it.
Book Review: ‘The Controversialist,’ by Martin Peretz Date Wednesday, October 04, 2023 - 9:44 AM Description In his memoir “The Controversialist,” Martin Peretz reflects on his long tenure as publisher and editor of The New Republic.
Book Review: ‘The Country of the Blind,’ by Andrew Leland Image Date Sunday, July 23, 2023 - 4:25 PM Description In his memoir, Andrew Leland discovers that slowly losing one’s sight offers a special understanding of vision — and its limits.
Book Review: ‘The Cure for Women,’ by Lydia Reeder Image Date Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 10:02 AM Description Lydia Reeder’s “The Cure for Women” tells the story of the remarkable Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi.
Book Review: ‘The Darkest White,’ by Eric Blehm Image Date Monday, February 26, 2024 - 7:16 AM Description In “The Darkest White,” Eric Blehm chronicles the 2003 disaster that killed the pioneering snowboarder Craig Kelly and six others.
Book Review: ‘The Dazzling Paget Sisters,’ by Ariane Bankes Date Thursday, May 08, 2025 - 8:43 AM Description In “The Dazzling Paget Sisters,” Ariane Bankes unearths the writings of her high-society mother and aunt, getting glimpses at the 20th-century figures with whom they cavorted.
Book Review: ‘The Deadline,’ by Jill Lepore Image Date Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 9:48 AM Description “The Deadline” collects 46 essays on subjects ranging from Herman Melville and Jane Franklin to feminism and A.I.
Book Review: ‘The Death of Public School,’ by Cara Fitzpatrick Image Date Monday, September 11, 2023 - 9:04 AM Description In a new book, Cara Fitzpatrick traces the rise of the movement to expand public funding for privately operated institutions.
Book Review: ‘The Deepest Map,’ by Laura Trethewey Image Date Wednesday, July 05, 2023 - 10:00 AM Description Laura Trethewey’s “The Deepest Map” explores the new world of oceanic exploration — and its dangers.
Book Review: ‘The Demon of Unrest,’ by Erik Larson Image Date Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 3:00 AM Description In “The Demon of Unrest,” present-day political strife inspires a dramatic portrait of the run-up to the deadliest war on American soil.