An infantry battalion's journey -- physical and psychological -- into combat, and back again. Read more...

The author of High Fidelity returns to a favorite subject: the heart of the pop music fan. Read more...

A new literary haunting from the author of The Time Traveler’s Wife. Read more...

A new collection of stories from the Russian author stages 21st-century crises in a dream-haunted world. Read more...

A reader sets sail on the high seas of another tongue. Read more...

The acclaimed author of Women of Sand and Myrrh reimagines her mother’s life in the Beirut of the '30s and '40s. Read more...

The long-awaited memoir from the Lion of the Senate testifies to the centrality of the Kennedy identity in his life and career. Read more...

The odyssey of the Joads and the screwball antics of Grant and Hepburn are both part of this landmark overview of the culture of the Great Depression. Read more...

A musically themed suite of stories, from the author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go. Read more...

Sara Paretsky's groundbreaking private detective is back, reluctantly digging up family secrets. Read more...

Heller McAlpin reviews an intriguing puzzle of a memoir. Read more...

A legendary teacher and scholar on one of the thorniest questions in philosophy. Read more...

In May of 1974, Jon Landau saw a little-known band open for Bonnie Raitt in Harvard Square, then went home and penned perhaps the most famous line in all of pop music criticism: "I saw rock and roll's future and its name is Bruce Springsteen." Read more...

A poet's struggles with the quotidian make up the plot of the new novel from the author of Human Smoke. Read more...

Jon Krakauer investigates an uncommon soldier's death, and uncovers a tale of tragic dimensions. Read more...

Sarah Weinman on Dan Brown's narrative alchemy, at work once again. Read more...

The strange true tale of the Collyer brothers becomes a fable of Rip Van Winkles in Manhattan. Read more...

An editor's diagnosis of the crisis in book publishing. Read more...

In the new novel from the author of Birds of America, a nanny, her charge, and the girl's adoptive mother form an uneasy triangle. Read more...

Six characters in search of identity. Read more...

Portrait of the hoopster as a young man. Read more...

From the award-winning author, a tale in the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen. Read more...

The early bird gets more than the worm. Read more...

An attempt to delve into an enigmatic murder case yields a book that deliberately clouds the border between memoir and fiction. Read more...

Intrigue on ice -- and not all the blades are on the skates. Read more...

In the croak of the raven, a naturalist hears the echo of human song. Read more...