Book Review: ‘Late Admissions,’ by Glenn C. Loury Image Date Monday, May 13, 2024 - 6:56 AM Description The professor and social commentator Glenn Loury opens up about his vices in a candid new memoir.
Book Review: ‘Challenger,’ by Adam Higginbotham Image Date Monday, May 13, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and human error.
Book Review: ‘Fat Leonard,’ by Craig Whitlock Date Monday, May 13, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description In “Fat Leonard,” Craig Whitlock investigates one of the worst corruption scandals in U.S. military history.
Book Review: ‘Chop Fry Watch Learn,’ by Michelle T. King Date Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 3:02 AM Description As Michelle T. King demonstrates in this moving and ambitious biography, Fu Pei-mei was far more than “the Julia Child of Chinese cooking.”
Book Review: ‘All Fours,’ by Miranda July Image Date Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description An anxious artist’s road trip stops short for a torrid affair at a tired motel. In “All Fours,” the desire for change is familiar. How to satisfy it isn’t.
Book Review: ‘We Were the Universe,’ by Kimberly King Parsons Date Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description In Kimberly King Parsons’s witty, profane novel, “We Were the Universe,” a young mother seeks to salve a profound loss.
Book Review: ‘Rebel Girl,’ by Kathleen Hanna Date Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 3:00 AM Description In her intimate memoir, “Rebel Girl,” the punk-rock heroine Kathleen Hanna recalls a life of trauma, triumph and riot grrrl rebellion.
Book Review: ‘The Infernal Machine,’ by Steven Johnson Image Date Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description An entertaining new history by Steven Johnson explores an explosive moment when terror and nascent surveillance collided.
Book Review: ‘Last House,’ by Jessica Shattuck Image Date Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 3:01 AM Description Jessica Shattuck’s “Last House” dips into the cultural intrigues of 20th-century America, but keeps its nose surprisingly clean.
Book Review: ‘This Strange Eventful History,’ by Claire Messud Date Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 3:00 AM Description Inspired by her own family’s past, Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History” unfolds over seven decades and two wars.