Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany
By Harald Jähner
An illuminating look at a lesser-examined yet pivotal period.
Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
By Kate Harris
A scientist-turned-writer reflects on her past while connecting great literature to the discoveries in her present.
The Shepherd’s Hut: A Novel
By Tim Winton
A young man battles to survive in the harsh Australian outback.
The Art of Escaping
By Erin Callahan
Two unusual teens befriend one another and share their secret lives.
A monthly feature that looks at books of and about poetry.
On sifting fact from fiction with Bonnie and Clyde.
The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion
By Steven R. Weisman
Recounting the ways the ancient faith redefined itself in the 18th- and 19th-century United States.
A Terrible Country: A Novel
By Keith Gessen
This timely story, set in Russia, takes on the politics of belonging with humor and compassion.
Stanton
By Walter Stahr
A comprehensive look at a lesser-known player who helped preserve the Union.
