Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...

“Everyone Who is Gone is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis” by Jonathan Blitzer (Penguin, ...

You've come to the right place if you are looking for the best new nonfiction books of 2024. I wanted to narrow the choices ...

A while ago I found myself attempting to slog through a modern biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was slow going.

Published since September 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy ...

Johnny Carson knew how to stand outside of a joke in case it tanked. He sparkled in conversation and didn’t pretend to be ...

For the fifth year, I’m sharing a list of the top 15 nonfiction books I’ve read during the preceding 12 months. I’m ...

"That could be one of the best songs ever," said Bob Dylan of one of his three favorite Eagles songs from 'Hotel California.' ...

This is the last big week in the book world because next week is Black Friday. And most publishers want their big books of ...

With new releases from household names like Percival Everett, Kristin Hannah, Leigh Bardugo, and Malcolm Gladwell, the Amazon ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2020, but given what’s going on with Twitter these days, we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. We live in dark times. Much of the globe is ...

Art world excess. And a deep dive into what it truly means to be a sociopath. This year’s very best biographies and memoirs certainly cover some varied terrain, emotionally and otherwise.