The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

Featuring art thieves, Nazi-resistors, medieval scientists, and more

By Book Marks | November 24, 2020

On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

Melissa Scholes Young on Humble Beginnings, Thanksgiving, and Leisure Time

By Melissa Scholes Young | November 24, 2020

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

The Paired Narrative Trajectories of Christ and Cash

By Frederick Kaufman | November 24, 2020

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

"Heedless of the flames, she pulled the injured soldier from the burning wreck."

By Victor Failmezger | November 24, 2020

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

Luigi Amara on the Curious Place of Hair Pieces in the Age of Enlightenment 

By Luigi Amara | November 24, 2020

Arctic Fever and the Creation of the Hyper-Masculine Explorer

Arctic Fever and the Creation of the Hyper-Masculine Explorer

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | November 24, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

When Adrienne Rich Refused The National Book Award

By Hilary Holladay | November 23, 2020

Like Jazz, Bowling, and Old Hollywood Hairdos?
Thank Insects.

By Edward D. Melillo | November 23, 2020

This Isn't an Election Crisis—It's a Crisis of Trump

By Keen On | November 23, 2020

The Madness of Majesty of America's Last King

The Madness of Majesty of America's Last King

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | November 23, 2020

The Language Police Were Terrifyingly Real. My Grandfather Was One.

The Language Police Were Terrifyingly Real. My Grandfather Was One.

Martin Puchner on Rotwelsch, an Elusive Language of Central Europe

By Martin Puchner | November 20, 2020

The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

David Grann on Dennis McAuliffe Jr.'s The Deaths of Sybil Bolton

By David Grann | November 20, 2020

The Book That Marked the Beginning of My <br>New Sense of Self

The Book That Marked the Beginning of My
New Sense of Self

Veronica Esposito on Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score

By Veronica Esposito | November 20, 2020

How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | November 20, 2020

Contextualizing the Rollback of Human Rights in Hong Kong

Contextualizing the Rollback of Human Rights in Hong Kong

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | November 20, 2020

Read Walter Mosley's Incredible Speech From Last Night's National Book Awards

Read Walter Mosley's Incredible Speech From Last Night's National Book Awards

to American Letters"">Winner of "The Medal for Distinguished Contribution
to American Letters"

By Walter Mosley | November 19, 2020

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