And the Banned Played On
The Ghosts of Slavery

The spectral, searing power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

    The Good Deed: A Novel

    Book Review

    The Good Deed: A Novel

    By Helen Benedict

    Exploring the complexities of the refugee crisis and the human condition.

    The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia

    Book Review

    The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia

    By Arthur Goldwag

    From Pizzagate to QAnon, conspiracy theories are nothing new.

    Book Review

    Never Sleep

    By Fred Van Lente

    Never Sleep

    A female P.I. tries to foil an assassination plot against Lincoln.

    Book Review

    Judgment and Mercy

    By Martin J. Siegel

    Judgment and Mercy

    The problematic jurist who gave Julius and Ethel the chair.

    Book Review

    Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

    This smart, highly technical work may be impenetrable to lay readers.

    Book Review

    Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World

    An outstanding account of one nation's unsung fight for freedom.

    Book Review

    Discipline: A Novel

    By Debra Spark

    Discipline: A Novel

    This ambitious historical mystery mostly sticks the landing.

    Book Review

    Women! In! Peril!: Stories

    By Jessie Ren Marshall

    Women! In! Peril!: Stories

    A witty collection of subversive, sardonic tales.

    Essay

    The Ones We Love to Hate

    By I.S. Berry

    The Ones We Love to Hate

    Why I like unlikable characters.