Alexander Graham Bell is best known as the brilliant inventor of the telephone, yet there was a darker side to him, obscured by the glow of his genius.
The essays in Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing are funny, profane and deceptively loose, as if Lauren Hough is talking to you late at night in a quiet bar.
Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy considers the many instances when Cuba and the U.S. got things wrong during the Cuban missile crisis.
The story of hummingbirds intertwines intriguingly with Mexican witchcraft, James Bond, plane crashes and the lingering legacy of Aztec power.
Talented actors narrate stories from Chekhov, Tolstoy and others, and their performances provide a refreshing contrast to George Saunders’ more familiar style.
Like Lab Girl on steroids, The Code Breaker paints a detailed picture of how Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Douda works.
The Light of Days, a scrupulously researched narrative history about young Jewish women who resisted the Nazis in Europe, is a huge achievement.
What Sam Sifton dishes up in The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes are flexible recipes in a nonchalant narrative format with no numeric measurements.
Aja Frost’s Work-From-Home Hacks can set you on a smarter course, whether you’ve been couch (slouch) typing for years or are still configuring your home office.
With Notes From the Bathroom Line, Amy Solomon has assembled an eclectic mix of writing and art from a large and rowdy cast of very funny women.
Solnit’s astute observations of the literary life and the San Francisco art scene make for fascinating reading.
Brimming with history and discussion topics related to religion and progressivism, it’s an inspired choice for Women’s History Month.
Phair skillfully explores the female experience in the music industry and riot grrrl-era feminism.
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