AI, Take a Bow
By Scott D. Seligman
(But just this once.)
The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness
By Andrew Moore
An edifying look at efforts to rewild parts of the U.S.
How to Lose Your Mother
By Molly Jong-Fast
Coming to terms with a famous, and famously flawed, parent.
In the Land of Men: A Memoir
By Adrienne Miller
An editor reflects on her time spent at Esquire — and in thrall to David Foster Wallace.
Prisoner
By Jason Rezaian
An American journalist recounts his ordeal suffered at the hands of the Islamic Republic.
Holy Lands
By Amanda Sthers
A family separated by an ocean tries to span the distance between them in this epistolary tale.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
The Illness Lesson: A Novel
By Clare Beams
What happens when the patriarchy decides a group of 19th-century schoolgirls is suffering from "hysteria"?
The Boston Massacre: A Family History
By Serena Zabin
By mining archival records, the author brings the human side of the long-ago tragedy to life.
The Boatman’s Daughter: A Novel
By Andy Davidson
Evil — both man-made and mythical — lurks on the bayou.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
