In “Capturing Kahanamoku,” the historian Michael Rossi argues that an ugly pseudoscientific movement had its roots in a beautiful sport.

Andrew Cuomo is trying to close ground in the New York City mayor’s race by escalating his warnings that “mayhem” would follow a victory by...

In “Splendid Liberators,” Joe Jackson presents the U.S. wars in Cuba and the Philippines as part of a misguided project to spread freedom across...

“The Land of Sweet Forever” includes stories and essays by a writer who grappled with her Southern roots.

In “The Ten Year Affair,” the novelist Erin Somers splits her narrative into two parallel realities, one of which imagines a young mother’s...

The author rescues Young Bengal, lost in the fog of misinformation and apathy, in her new book, with startling resonances for our times

The author rescues Young Bengal, lost in the fog of misinformation and apathy, in her new book, with startling resonances for our times

In “Devils’ Advocates,” the New York Times journalist Kenneth P. Vogel wades into the murky world of Washington lobbyists working for foreign...

In “Devils’ Advocates,” the New York Times journalist Kenneth P. Vogel wades into the murky world of Washington lobbyists working for foreign...

Ancient Greek sanctuaries were not just sites of worship—they were bustling hubs of activity, drawing crowds from across the Greek world. As...