- OutlookReview
The rise and fall of Marie Yovanovitch, ambassador to Ukraine
Her memoir describes her long career in diplomacy and her unwitting entanglement in Donald Trump's schemes.
By David IgnatiusMarch 11, 2022 - OutlookReview
Her heart was broken — so she turned to science
To heal after an agonizing divorce, writer Florence Williams consulted researchers and communed with nature.
By Marianne Szegedy-MaszakMarch 11, 2022 - OutlookReview
After the horror of Sandy Hook, an assault on truth began
The 2012 school shooting spawned false theories that led to harassment and violence, Elizabeth Williamson writes.
By Barbara DemickMarch 11, 2022 - OutlookReview
For mixed-descent people on America’s frontier, acceptance and suspicion
Historian Anne F. Hyde examines intermarriage among tribes, and between Indigenous people and Whites, and the challenges these families faced.
By H.W. BrandsMarch 11, 2022 - OutlookReview
Harry Truman’s surprising successes and overlooked flaws
He was barely equipped for the presidency, but he had an outsize impact, Jeffrey Frank writes.
By Michael BobelianMarch 11, 2022 - OutlookReview
Compassionate portraits of people with faith — in aliens, ghosts and God
Sarah Krasnostein meets true believers from around the world, and treats them with dignity.
By Lisa BirnbachMarch 11, 2022 - BooksReview
Why ‘Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ is worth reading today
T.E. Lawrence’s memoir of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire -- the basis for “Lawrence of Arabia” — offers a sweeping look at war and its consequences.
By Michael DirdaMarch 9, 2022 - BooksReview
‘Better Call Saul’ actor Bob Odenkirk found success in failure. It’s kind of a funny story.
Odenkirk’s memoir, "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama," is an often funny look at the difficulty of being funny.
By Mark AthitakisMarch 9, 2022 Chuck Klosterman weighs in on Nirvana, the Internet and the ‘ecstatic complacency’ that defined the ’90s
The "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" author discusses his new book, "The Nineties."
By Matt HansonMarch 8, 2022- BooksReview
Amy Bloom documents her heart-wrenching journey to help her husband end his life
In Amy Bloom's memoir, she writes of her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis and all that followed.
By Simon Van BooyMarch 8, 2022 - BooksReview
‘Good Place’ creator Michael Schur asks: How can we live a more ethical life?
Step one: Let go of the idea of being perfect.
By Michael SchurMarch 4, 2022 - OutlookReview
How the South was transformed by the fall of Jim Crow, and how it wasn’t
Adolph L. Reed Jr. takes a personal tour through segregation's last days and its legacy.
By Jason SokolMarch 4, 2022 - OutlookReview
Democracy is under threat. Are billionaires to blame?
By reshaping the economy, the wealthy have stirred discontent, journalist Peter S. Goodman argues.
By Debra SatzMarch 4, 2022 - OutlookReview
Pushing back against the American tendency to forget
Essayist Colette Brooks wants us to slow down and pay attention to the past.
By Michael S. RothMarch 4, 2022 - OutlookReview
Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think
Chess, backgammon, checkers, poker, bridge, Scrabble and Go are more than just entertainment, Oliver Roeder explains.
By Lucinda RobbMarch 4, 2022 - BooksReview
What are the secrets to a meaningful life? Women over 50 share their insights.
In Ellen Warner’s “The Second Half” women from around the world share their formative experiences and advice for younger generations.
By Maria Leonard OlsenMarch 4, 2022 - BooksReview
One morning he awoke blind in one eye -- but he ended up seeing the world more clearly.
Franki Bruni’s memoir ‘The Beauty of Dusk’ shows the surprising upside of vulnerability
By Steven PetrowMarch 3, 2022 - OutlookReview
William Barr’s memoir blasts Trump and Giuliani — and ignores his own partisan excesses
In his memoir, the former attorney general defends his tenure under Trump.
By Devlin BarrettMarch 1, 2022 - BooksReview
Karen Cheung’s ‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life
Karen Cheung introduces readers to an array of characters and tackles themes such as belonging, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home in a nearly uninhabitable city of tiny apartments and stratospheric rent.
By Sharmila MukherjeeMarch 1, 2022 - BooksReview
In ‘Burning Questions,’ Margaret Atwood ponders an astonishing array of subjects
Margaret Atwood weighs in on everything from "Kung Fu Panda" to Stephen King.
By Charles ArrowsmithFebruary 26, 2022