A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
How to Dodge a Cannonball
By Dennard Dayle
This rollicking bildungsroman unfolds amid the Civil War.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
Just Us: An American Conversation
By Claudia Rankine
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Its intermittent lyricism aside, this commentary on race falls short.
Authors on Audio: A Conversation with Hannah Brenner Johnson and Renee Knake Jefferson
By Stephen Usery
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An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Shelter in Place: A Novel
By David Leavitt
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Unable to stomach the newly elected President Trump, a wealthy Manhattanite seeks succor in Venice.
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H.W. Brands’ The Zealot and the Emancipator deftly recounts two martyrs' disparate approaches to ending slavery.
The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis
By Gary W. Gallagher
This timely collection reminds us that, in many ways, the War Between the States is still being fought.
Suicide Woods
By Benjamin Percy
This "poignant, caustic, empathetic" collection sticks with you long after you've set it aside.
The Ghost Ships of Archangel
By William Geroux
Four vessels that broke rank and set a course to change history.
The acclaimed poet was just awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.
