American historian Alexander Motyl tackles a taboo subject in his new book A Russian in Berlin, a novel about memories…

As a boy, I had a small TV in my room. My parents didn’t need to worry about its dangerous…

Creative Types and Other Stories Tom Bissell Pantheon, 224 pages, $24 The Hack, one of seven short stories in journalist…

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Before getting to the “hole” in RFK Jr.’s new book, I would like to say that his brutal smackdown of…

Jews from all over the world are celebrating Hanukkah this week. Hanukkah commemorates the political and religious emancipation of the…

Fans of John Keats (1795–1821) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) have a reason to celebrate. Esteemed Shakespeare scholar Sir Jonathan…

Promenades By Nicolas Sarkozy (Herscher, 304 pages, $33) Published on September 22. Only available in French. Former French President Nicolas…

Robert E. Lee: A Life Allen C. Guelzo (Knopf, 608 pages, $35) “Who’s that man on the horse?” I asked…

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