Book Reviews Archives
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Chinua Achebe, There Was a Co…
There Was a Country, Chinua Achebe’s firsthand account of the Niger… more »
J.R. Moehringer, Sutton…
Wake up in Attica, go to bed at the Plaza. Fuckin’ America. Such wa… more »
John Boyne, The Absolutist…
War is John Boyne’s topic; his best-known novel is the concentratio… more »
Paul Collins, The Murder of t…
A bizarre murder reinvents American journalism When Martin Thorn murdered… more »
Diane Brady, Fraternity…
The most astonishing revelation of Diane Brady’s Fraternity comes i… more »
Tom Mueller, Extra Virginity:…
This is one of those books. You know the type. Maybe you’ve seen th… more »
Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerv…
An accessible window into the evolution of modern thought Perhaps it… more »
Mitchell Zuckoff, Welcome to …
A wild and harrowing adventure/survival story Mitchell Zuckoff’s wi… more »
Susan Orlean, Rin Tin Tin: Th…
A tender, sweeping tale of love and loss Can a dog live forever? In the c… more »
Annie Jacobsen, Area 51…
Welcome to Earth The truth is supposed to be out there, right? If you tho… more »
Erik Larson, In the Garden of…
It’s unbelievable, even if it’s all true The Devil in the Whi… more »
James B. Stewart, Tangled Web…
An examination of power, influence, and why people lie under oath Perjury… more »
Jennet Conant, A Covert Affai…
Conant has carved out a delicious niche reporting on cultural figures dur… more »
The Taliban Shuffle
Much more than an irreverent romp through two war-torn countries The adva… more »
Sarah Vowell, Unfamiliar Fish…
A star-studded historical fiesta Can any other American state boast a bio… more »
T. J. English, The Savage Cit…
A strong portrayal of the tension and violence of NYC in the late ’… more »
James Gleick, The Information…
A grand history of the world’s most precious commodity Amidst our e… more »
Karen Abbott, American Rose…
Unraveling the carefully crafted myth around the burlesque goddess The ac… more »
Simon Winchester, Atlantic…
A millennia-spanning account of the vast ocean With the kind of perfect E… more »
Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra…
We finally see the Queen of Nile as not only seductive, but world-histori… more »
James Swanson, Bloody Crimes…
Two Presidents make very different journeys in 1865 At the end of the Civ… more »
Bill Bryson, At Home
Bill Bryson quells and affirms your most dilettantish tendencies In his l… more »
John Vaillant, The Tiger…
A spellbinding and unforgettable adventure story It’s easy to think… more »
Ben MacIntyre, Operation Minc…
A thrilling World War II story told with charming characters and a sense … more »
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eMusic Features
Interview: George Saunders
By Amanda Davidson, eMusic Contributor
George Saunders's newest story, published only as an audiobook and Kindle Single, is told from the point of view of Fox 8, the title character who pens his tale of friendship and loss by way… more »
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