Benvenuto Cellini and the Embodiment of the Modern Artist by Andreas Beyer
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A biography of the great sculptor that concentrates on his troublesome physicality
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Paradise Lost: A Biography by Alan Jacobs
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Princeton’s “Lives of Great Religious Books” series takes up “Paradise Lost”
Read MoreThe Symphony Concert in Nazi Germany by Neil Gregor
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A study of the role of classical music in the Third Reich
Read MoreCooler Than Cool by CM Kushins
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A quippy, addictive new biography of the great crime writer
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Fox by Joyce Carol Oates
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Literary suspense is exquisitely delivered in an icon’s newest work
Read MoreWhat Time is Noon by Chip Leighton
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An irreverent guide for parents dealing with teenagers
Read MoreBlack Earth Rising, edited by Ekow Eshun
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A review of an elaborate new art book from Thames & Hudson
Read MoreThe Vitals by Marie de Quatrebarbes
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A review of a collection of prose poems translated from the French
Read MoreJim by Shelley Fisher Fishkin
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A scholar studies the long legacy of Mark Twain’s most famous novel
Read MoreJohn Hancock by Willard Sterne Randall
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A concise new biography of the famous Founding Father
Read MoreThe Doorman by Chris Pavone
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A review of “a mystery pulsing with realism and cultural understanding”
Read MoreCapitalism and Its Critics by John Cassidy
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A clarifying but uneven look at the ongoing controversies of capitalism
Read MorePlato and the Tyrant by James Romm
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A new study of Plato’s relationship with the ruler he attempted to instruct.
Read MoreThe Buried City by Gabriel Zuchtriegel
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The director of the Pompeii Archeological Park writes about unearthing the famous buried city
Read MoreEllmann's Joyce by Zachary Leader
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The story behind one of the great biographies of the 20th century
Read MoreThe Mending of Broken Bones by Paul Lockhart
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An enthusiastic new book about the joys of algebra
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Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane
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A new series of meditations on rivers from the author of “Underland”
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