Mark Twain by Ron Chernow review – the story of America’s first literary celebrity
A definitive new biography takes in adventures on the Mississippi, racist stereotypes and get-rich-quick schemes.
June 19, 2025
A definitive new biography takes in adventures on the Mississippi, racist stereotypes and get-rich-quick schemes.
Cities are a big deal. More people now live in them than don’t, and with a growing world population, the urban jungle is only going to get busier in the coming decades.
John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions.
Eye-opening essays about searching for peace in the cacophony of birds and discovering a world of meaning in small moments—from award-winning actor Lili Taylor.
National Book Award Winner! This deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
Iain Pears’ intricately plotted, highly intelligent and very enjoyable novel, An Instance of the Fingerpost, explores the troubling and problematic side of the historical movement labelled with the smug term ‘The Enlightenment’.
