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.
Vicious and Immoral: Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh
By John Gilbert McCurdy
How an 18th-century buggery charge dovetailed with the fight for freedom.
A 2022 biography splendidly captures the enigmatic Charlie Watts.
Whale Fall: A Novel
By Elizabeth O’Connor
A restrained, beautiful story of an island nearly smothered by isolation.
An Interview with Mindy Friddle
By Margaret Hutton
The novelist talks thrillers, small towns, and taphophilia.
Warming Up: How Climate Change Is Changing Sport
By Madeleine Orr
Can athletics defeat global warming? Let’s cheer it on.
Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I
By Tracy Borman
How the formidable pair brought reform to England.
Junk Shop Window
By James J. Patterson
A personable narrator guides this winning collection.
In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams
By Frederik Cryns
Meet the 17th-century Brit behind James Clavell’s masterpiece.
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