Triumph of the Willing
On the 75th anniversary of Hitler’s defeat, what can William Shirer’s epic history, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, teach us about today?
Pool Party!
A new book captures the enduring allure of swimming pools
Found in Translation
How did a now forgotten masterpiece of American literature become so beloved by Italians?
Jonathan Galassi
From Dante to Natalia Ginzburg, the publisher and poet celebrates the glorious literary history of a hurting country
Head in the Clouds
How Charlie Mackesy accidentally wrote a best-seller and became a social-media sensation in his 50s
Essential Reading
On running a bookstore in lockdown
Identity Crisis
While the younger of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s two sons struck out on his own, the older struggled to break free from his father’s shadow
Seven Score and Fifteen Years Ago …
The author of a new book on Lincoln’s second inaugural address captures the country at a historic crossroads
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
A book showcasing exquisite drawings both ancient and modern captures our evergreen relationship with mapping the world
Some Things Never Change
The author of a book on the Black Death reflects on how little human nature has evolved since that crisis
