In ‘American Struggle,’ the acclaimed historian tells the nations’s story through the words of its players great and small.

In his bestselling book, now available in English, a Chinese writer captures the anxiety of wage laborers the world over.

The acclaimed Harvard historian considers the complicated history of America’s foundational document.

Ron Chernow has written biographies about great men before but in Mark Twain he tackled a larger than life character known for literary classics and full of contradictions.

For Michael Luo, author of ‘Strangers in the Land,’ the story of anti-Asian hate in America is deeply personal.

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At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

In 'Mothers and Sons,' acclaimed novelist Adam Haslett shows a family torn by past trauma and battered by the social turmoil of the present.

Book Review Highway Thirteen: Stories By Fiona McFarlane Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 255 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. A serial killer…

Double Exposure: Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer By Robert Sullivan Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 448 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from…

The Wide, Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook By Hampton Sides Doubleday: 432 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees…

Saddam Hussien delivers a speech on Iraqi TV in 1993. Photo by Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images Most Americans remember Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as a ruthless narcissist who waged war against his many enemies and killed his fellow countrymen by…

Feb. 8, 2024 8 AM PT FacebookShow more sharing options Book Review Cahokia Jazz By Francis Spufford Scribner: 436 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent…

James Longstreet was the most loyal of Confederates. A Southerner, slave owner and second in command to Robert E. Lee, Longstreet, despite grave misgivings about Lee's strategy for the battle of Gettysburg, followed orders and led a charge that…

Review Father and Son: A Memoir By Jonathan Raban Knopf: 336 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. On June 11, 2011, three days short of his 69th…

With Hollywood on strike, fall may be the best moment to dive into printed ink (tomorrow’s screen adaptations today!). And there is no shortage of hotly awaited books to fill the gap: New historical novels from heavyweights Zadie Smith and Jesmyn…

Review Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury By Drew Gilpin Faust FSG: 320 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In her journey as an author…

Susan Casey is a champion of the deep ocean—revealing its natural wonders, its importance to the planet’s health, and its vulnerability to potential exploiters. The bestselling author of three previous books about the marine world, Casey worked her…

Book review Was Hubert H. Humphrey ahead of his time? Most students of American history remember the Minnesota statesman for his biggest political error — his dogged support for the Vietnam War, which turned his allies into enemies, doomed his 1968…