Time of the Child: A Novel

The wry, generous Christmas tale you didn’t know you needed.

Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn

An overly narrow focus hobbles this otherwise solid work.

The Hurricane Blonde

By Halley Sutton

The Hurricane Blonde

Fame is a killer.

To Free the Captives

By Tracy K. Smith

To Free the Captives

A searing, soaring lament to our better angels.

Twisting in Air: The Sensational Rise of a Hollywood Falling Horse

A scintillating, sickening look at how we used to treat movie mounts.

The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel

By Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel

The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel

A trippy, cerebral tale from the master of trippy, cerebral tales.

The Magnificent Ruins: A Novel

An Americanized daughter returns to her dysfunctional family in Kolkata.

The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party

The Kentucky senator long intended to bend Congress to his will.