March’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Christopher Clark’s A Scandal in Königsberg, Ian Buruma’s Stay Alive, and Terry Tempest Williams’ The Glorians all feature among the best reviewed nonfiction titles of the month.

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1. A Scandal in Königsberg by Christopher Clark 
(Penguin Press)

11 Rave
Read an excerpt from A Scandal in Königsberg here

“Brilliant.”
–Dan Piepenbring (Harpers)

2. Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945 by Ian Buruma
(Penguin Press)

7 Rave • 1 Positive • 2 Mixed

“Subtly nuanced and beautifully written.”
–Victor Sebestyen (The Spectator)

3. In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What it Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod
(Doubleday)

5 Rave • 3 Positive

“One of the great literary tributes to a complex paterfamilias in recent memory.”
–Michael O’Donnell (The Wall Street Journal)

4. Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy by Daniel Okrent
(Yale University Press)

6 Rave • 1 Positive

“An insightful look at a complicated man and talented artist whose work transformed twentieth-century musical theater.”
–Carolyn Mulac (Booklist)

5. The Glorians by Terry Tempest Williams
(Grove Press)

4 Rave • 2 Positive
Read an excerpt from The Glorians here

“The language, the landscape, is that of apocalypse, and Williams does not look away. Her intention, rather, is to remind us that none of this is conditional or reversible … Nonetheless, and in spite of everything, Williams continues to look for grace.”
–David L. Ulin (Alta)