“Across Five Aprils” by Irene Hunt First published during the centennial of the Civil War in 1964 and a Newbery Award winner Read More
“A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick” by Cathy Curtis Elizabeth Hardwick’s tempestuous marriage to Robert Lowell drew attention away from her own powerful work. Read More
“The Transcendentalists and Their World” Review: Concord’s Second Revolution How a generation of American writers took inspiration from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s provocative, irresistible ideas. Read More
“Miracles on Maple Hill” by Virginia Sorensen Returns us not to a simpler time, but to a time when simpler means for growth and healing remained accessible. Read More
“The Columnist:Leaks, Lies, and Libelin Drew Pearson’s Washington” by Donald A. Ritchie by Donald A. Ritchie Reviewed by Ed Lengel Read More
“Windswept: Walking in the Paths of Trailblazing Women”By Annabel Abbs Reviewed by Heller McAlpin for The Wall Street Journal Read More
“The Failed Promise” by Robert S. Levine Frederick Douglass and Republican legislators had high hopes for Andrew Johnson—but ended up impeaching him. Reviewed by Randall Fuller for... Read More
“Ranking the Vice Presidents: True Tales and Trivia, from John Adams to Joe Biden” by Ian Randal Strock Reviewed by Ed Lengel Read More
“An American Marriage” The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd by Michael Burlingame Pulling Back the Curtain on the Lincolns’ Marriage Read More