The Crimean War: A History
The Victorian conflict that set the stage for the political and military tumult of the 20th century.
Barnes & Noble Reads
Caleb’s Crossing
A colonial girl and a nativeboy in 17th-century New England are linked by an unusual friendship.
A Jane Austen Education
The surprisingly up-to-dateguide to life found in the classic novelist’s work.
The Tragedy of Arthur
Alost Shakespeare play may be an elaborate con, or a father’s mysteriousgift.
The Uncoupling
When a New Jersey high school puts on a classic Greek drama, a spell descends over the lives (and beds)…
The Pale King
Setin an office of IRS auditors, David Foster Wallace’s posthumously publishedbook is a novel about boredom that’s filled with surprise.
Please Look After Mom
When a Korean matriarchgoes missing her family is turned upside down.
Say Her Name
A distraught novelist remembers, mourns, and celebrates his lostlove.
Where I Live
A new gathering of versefrom the prizewinning poet celebrates a life on the land.
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
A major reassessment ofperhaps the most misunderstood figure of the civil rights era.
The Death and Life of Great New York Novels
Have we had a great NewYork novel in the past decade?
You Think That’s Bad
Tales that travel aroundthe globe and into the depths of the heart.
Started Early, Took My Dog
The beloved privatedetective Jackson Brodie returns, with a four-legged assistant.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices
The world of the line cooks behind Ferran Adria’s culinary wizardy.
The Wise Man’s Fear
It’seasy to see why Patrick Rothfuss’s sumptuous, soft-spoken, understated debutnovel caused a stir upon its appearance in 2007and went on…
Moonwalking With Einstein
An ancient art ofrecollection, rediscovered by modern “memory athletes.”
The Tiger’s Wife
In The Tiger’s Wife, Téa Obreht follows the trail of a networkof myths. Rayyan Al-Shawaf reviews.
Townie
From the author of House of Sand and Fog, a self-portrait of the novelist as a young tough.
The Paris Wife
A novel of Ernest Hemingway’swife Hadley among the exiles in 1920s Paris.