Peter Ibbetson
East of Eden book by John Steinbeck reviewed by Jia Lynn Yang
The buzz on books this summer was all about the non-revelations of a former first lady who stuck by her…
Motown: Money, Power, Sex, and Music book by Gerald Posner reviewed by Marisa Knox
Today, the sound of the Motor City’s name most readily connotes the rap soundtrack of Eminem and the bleak visuals…
The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis book by Leon Kass reviewed by Margaret Fox
In The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis, Leon Kass looks at the first book of the Bible to find out…
Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor book by Paul Farmer reviewed by Ramnath Subbaraman
Despite the remarkable advances in medical knowledge made during the 20th century, the health of the world’s poor has rarely…
Living History book by Hillary Rodham Clinton reviewed by Hilary Hammell
Don’t hate me for liking Hillary. She’s an easy target for cynics, not only for her political maneuvering but also…
The Language Police book by Diane Ravitch reviewed by Toby Merrill
In the aftermath of the Lacedaemonian revolution, Thucydides writes, “Words had to change their meanings and take on those which…
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith book by Jon Krakauer reviewed by Kirsti Potter
On a hot and sticky Saturday morning this August, a massive crowd—possibly even 10,000 people—gathered in Montgomery, Alabama to protest,…
Conditions of Love: The Philosophy of Intimacy book by John Armstrong reviewed by Allie Stielau
I’ll confess that I am a sappy romantic who enjoys watching teeny-bopper comedies despite their repetitive, unoriginal plots. I sometimes…
Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology edited by David L. Ulin reviewed by Alex Lee
Five years ago, the Los Angeles Public Library started a new line of posters, featuring a large picture of a…
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books book by Azar Nafisi reviewed by Sonja Ostrow
Fiction was not a panacea,” Azar Nafisi writes late in Reading Lolita in Tehran, “but it did offer us a…