Did a Rowdy English Nobleman Mastermind the American Revolution?
Adam Gopnik reviews “Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat—and the American Revolution—Transformed Britain,” by Danielle Allen.
Books
admin The Star-Crossed Recluse Who Brought Astrology to the Masses
Rachel Syme reviews “Follow the Signs: Searching for Linda Goodman, America’s Forgotten Astrology Queen,” by Courtney Ann LaFaive, a book…
Why the American Novel Refused to Grow Up
Becca Rothfeld on the literary critic Leslie Fiedler’s classic study of American fiction between 1789 and 1959, which was originally…
Maggie O’Farrell and the Art of Inventing the Past
Katy Waldman on a new book by the Northern Irish novelist Maggie O’Farrell, whose book “Hamnet,” from 2020, was adapted…
What Did “Lady Chatterley” Liberate?
Louis Menand reviews “Lady C: The Long, Sensational Life of Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” by Guy Cuthbertson.
Looking Back at Lewis and Clark
Caleb Crain on a recent book about the explorers by Craig Fehrman which adopts the perspectives of several members of…
What Dogs See When They Look at Us
Adam Gopnik reviews “The Dog’s Gaze: A Visual History,” by Thomas W. Laqueur.
Mary Todd Lincoln Has Long Been Derided. Is Her Reputation Salvageable?
Thomas Mallon reviews a new biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, “An Inconvenient Widow,” by Lois Romano.