Books

Published
June 27, 2021

An uneasy century, outlined in poetry

In "The Century," poet Éireann Lorsung uses unconventional language to try to describe the horrors of history.
Published
June 27, 2021

Bedside table: Reading, and re-reading
Published
June 20, 2021

Bedside table: A born storyteller asks, when is the past truly the past?
Published
June 20, 2021

Has the U.S. suffered a fall from grace, or is it just setting up a leap of faith?

A former Obama speech writer travels the world to uncover how we're seen, and whether it matters.
Published
June 20, 2021

A hospital chaplain tends to the souls of patients in Ellen Cooney’s eloquent new novel

Told through a series of vignettes, 'One Night Two Souls Went Walking' beautifully rides the line between daily life and deep meaning.

Published
June 17, 2021

Janet Malcolm, provocative author and journalist, dies at 86

The author of numerous influential books and magazine stories, the Prague native practiced a kind of post-modern style in which she often called attention to her own role in the narrative.
Published
June 13, 2021

Bedside Table: Two excellent books for the farm girl in all of us
Published
June 13, 2021

‘The Maine Farm Table Cookbook’ celebrates the state’s many food producers

Kate Shaffer's newest cookbook also serves as a guidebook.
Published
June 13, 2021

An unvarnished account of her father’s decline from Lou Gehrig’s disease

'All the Colors Came Out' is unsparing about the burdens and rewards of taking care of an ill parent.
Published
June 13, 2021

Under the shadow of World War II, an ordinary family’s extraordinary impact

Told through remarkable correspondences, 'The Weidners in Wartime' tracks one family's path to Resistance heroism.