Antisemitism

By Deborah E. Lipstadt

Antisemitism

How a pernicious evil persists even today.

The Man in the Red Coat

By Julian Barnes

The Man in the Red Coat

A tour-de-force account of La Belle Époque’s luminary figures.

Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women’s Voices from the Gulag

By Monika Zgustova; translated by Julie Jones

Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women’s Voices from the Gulag

Aching depths of purpose and meaning are explored in these conversations with female gulagniks.

Say Nothing

By Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing

A gruesome tale, graphically told.

Midnight in Chernobyl

By Adam Higginbotham

Midnight in Chernobyl

Exposing the true scale of the cataclysmic meltdown.

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Though heavy on historical detail, this WWII chronicle is far too light on drama.

The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military

This problematic look at America's fighting forces feels like a list of personal grievances.

The Company They Keep

By Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum

The Company They Keep

When did justices become ideologues?