The correspondence between Mitford sister and intrepid travel writer captures two fascinating personalities at work and play.

The latest from the style-shuffling artist looks to the music of hard times past to sing the blues for the present.

A gondola ride through the wonders of "La Serenissima," equal parts love letter and historical tour.

A new look at the great Yankee's life and career balances a shining legend against a more complex reality.

A powerful novel of the numbing effects of violence and war on a German mother.

A reader's fable in comics form, from the author of The Time Traveler's Wife.

A delightfully personal look at the era when Italian voices defined American popular music.

This debut novel is a bravura performance, rejuvenating the time travel subgenre with intellectual and emotional energy.

The fabled songwriter and guitarist uses live performances to launch a bracing new set of compositions.

A comprehensive, single-volume survey of American film criticism from the silent era to today, with ample excerpts. Read more...

A new edition of the classic crime series from Sweden is a chance to revisit the exploits of Stockholm sleuth Martin Beck.

The seventeenth and latest volume from one of America’s most esteemed poets explores realms of conscience and consciousness.

In his second mix tape of a memoir, Rob Sheffield looks to Duran Duran to guide him through his adolescence, and the 80s.

A new history of the fur trade in America puts the trapper at the center of our nation’s emergence onto the world stage.

When a young couple is killed, their parents are left to pick up the pieces -- and bridge the gap between them. Read more...

Evil haunts a picturesque Indiana town in this ghostly thriller.

An ingenious literary fraud takes an unexpected turn in this blackly comic tale.

The personal transformations that result from a reporter's years covering strife in the Middle East.

The tumultuous, tragic life and death of the author of Suite Française.

Highly evolved alien dogs, a beautiful businesswoman, and a spy named Mark Twain figure in a delirious science-fiction farce.

In a challenging work, the novelist tangles atheists and Darwinians to celebrate to the inner life and the expansive self.

A new look at the pioneers of women's rights, from Emma Goldman to Ida Tarbell, and their lasting legacy.

In Ann Beattie's latest novella, a young writer (much like the author) receives a misleading tutorial.

This girl tastes life's flavors more intently than most.

The trials and triumphs of an adoption agency's director are at the heart of this emotional tale. Read more...

"Changing styles not only mark time and help us hide its ravages but also satisfy an innate desire for the new." Read more...

The intricate anxieties of twenty-first century adulthood provide the theme for The National's new record. Read more...

The "life and times" of man who became synonymous with Chicago's gangland days. Read more...

Jean Kwok's novel of a Chinese-American girl's life is woven through with hard-won knowledge.

Greil Marcus on the elusive trail of Van Morrison's musical genius. Read more...