Unspeakable Acts, edited by Sara Weinman

Unspeakable Acts, edited by Sara Weinman, contains articles from print and online publications on three broad topics that touch on … More

Because Internet, by Gretchen McCulloch

I got to let my wordnerd flag fly as I read Because Internet, by Gretchen McCulloch. The Canadian linguist dives … More

Journalist Mark Bowden pulls articles he has written over the years for newspapers and magazines to create The Case of … More

I’ve been re-watching CSI during the continued lock-down. It’s an old favorite, even though there are some things that make … More

As I read The Anarchy, a history of how the East India Company came to take over most of India … More

Esther Safran Foer’s family history, as related in I Want You to Know We’re Still Here, is mostly a mystery. … More

Susan Nordin Vinocour, in her personal and legal history of the insanity defense Nobody’s Child, frequently leans on literary sources … More

I’m kind of glad that Michael Sparrow, the author of the memoir Country Doctor, is not my doctor. He declares … More

What better book to accompany me on the twenty-hour round trip from my home to my brother’s house for my … More

Like many people who grew up in the United States, Charles Mann was taught distortions, myths, and omissions about the … More