Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess
By Ben Mezrich
The game’s fighters extend far beyond queens and rooks.
Behold the Bird in Flight
By Terri Lewis
A young girl’s impetuous decision alters the course of her life.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington’s Most Private First Lady
By Heath Hardage Lee
While thorough, this volume sheds scant new light on its enigmatic subject.
Pentimento Mori
By Valeria Corciolani
There’s just one word for this witty Italian murder-mystery: Eccellente!
An Interview with Ira Shapiro
By Leah Cohen
The former U.S. Senate staffer unpacks the dysfunction on Capitol Hill.
A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles — and America
By James Tejani
A dense, absorbing account of how a pivotal harbor came to be.
We came, we read, we gushed.
Eight Bears
By Gloria Dickie
What Goldilocks got wrong about the world’s fiercest land predator.
The Devil’s Playground
By Craig Russell
A propulsive, eerie tale set during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Three Kings: Race, Class, and the Barrier-Breaking Rivals Who Launched the Modern Olympic Age
By Todd Balf
Long before Ledecky, a trio of swimmers made a splash in Paris.
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