Looking at the historic bonds of animals and humans in 'Our Kindred Creatures'

NONFICTION: "Our Kindred Creatures" vividly re-creates the rise and spread of the ASPCA.


New book looks at the 'Native Nations' that called this land home before colonists arrived

NONFICTION: A single-volume history of Indigenous nations is both majestic in scope and intimate in tone.


'Until August' is the final novel from one of the all-time greats

FICTION: Gabriel García Márquez's final novella is short but as fully realized as his masterworks.


Cheeky humor enlivens 'Wild Houses,' a tale of desperate Irish gangsters

FICTION: Colin Barrett's wondrous first novel delivers on the promise of his acclaimed short fiction.


Before upcoming Walker exhibit, biography 'Radiant' shows Keith Haring was a charmer and tyrant

NONFICTION: Brad Gooch's biography illuminates an iconoclastic life devoted to art.


Review: 'Lost & Found,' by Kathryn Schulz

A sublime, erudite memoir explores the connection between grief and love.


Review: 'The Dawn of Everything,' by David Graeber and David Wengrow

"The Dawn of Everything" is a vibrant if uneven survey of inequity through the ages.


Review: 'Magritte: A Life,' by Alex Danchev

A superb new biography illuminates the life and art of a leading Surrealist.


50+ essential books for your winter reading and holiday shopping lists

Page-turners that will make you laugh, cry, reflect and escape when the weather outside is frightening.


Review: 'Liberty Is Sweet,' by Woody Holton

A prize-winning historian broadens and enriches our understanding of the American Revolution.