Bernardo Atxaga’s genre-blurring book blends travelogues with a dark exploration of fading American empire.
“Major Dudes” is a solid block of evidence of the band’s lasting influence.
Joyce Lee Malcolm strives to understand the personality and times of America’s first traitor.
Daniel de Visé captures the personal and professional struggles of a cycling standout.
Bill Kilday recounts his role in the birth and development of what became Google Maps.
Dan Kaufman explores how a rightward shift has swamped years of progressive policies.
Dan Pfeiffer, Obama’s former communications director, combines lighthearted memories with media critiques.
“Conan Doyle for the Defense,” by Margalit Fox, shows how Arthur Conan Doyle saved a wrongly accused man.
In ‘No One Tells You This’ Glynnis MacNicol explores the benefits and consequences of the solo life.
Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas reveal how despots set up successful fradulent elections.
John Domini recounts how women battled Mafia clans at great personal risk.
Caroline Weber profiles three women who epitomized Belle Epoque celebrity.
Ken Auletta examines the shifts reshaping advertising and marketing.
Joseph McBride’s “How Did Lubitsch Do It?” reacquaints readers with one of the wittiest directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
At 18, the Broadway star lost her father, but friends and musical theater helped her through.
Ashleigh Young’s collection won the 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize in Nonfiction.
Alan Lightman argues that if you don’t unplug sometimes, you will lose yourself.
Two books explore the defects of social media and what to do about them.
Journalist Alfredo Corchado offers insight into the arc of immigration over the years.
The composer-conductor’s children grew up in a raucous, confusing, sexually charged world.
