Recent content from Laura McCallum
Book shows how 'True Believer' Hubert Humphrey made deals, fought injustice, skinny-dipped with JFK
NONFICTION: James Traub delivers a big biography of an exuberant champion of liberal causes.
Curious about the great Willa Cather? Start with 'Chasing Bright Medusas'
NONFICTION: This slim homage to one of the great American writers is an absorbing introduction.
Review: 'The Secret Gate,' by Mitchell Zuckoff
NONFICTION: The true story of an American diplomat, an Afghan writer and a dangerous escape from Taliban rule.
Review: 'Empress of the Nile,' by Lynne Olson
NONFICTION: Lynne Olson's ninth book of history profiles a fiery Egyptologist who led an international campaign.
Review: 'Cabin Fever,' by Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin
NONFICTION: "Cabin Fever" takes us inside the Zaandam, which had an unanticipated passenger — the coronavirus.
Review: 'Always Remember Your Name,' by Andra & Tatiana Bucci, translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein
The Bucci sisters were 4 and 6 when they were sent to Auschwitz.
Feds won't oppose Walz's request for deportation reprieve for Ethiopian woman who killed husband
The immigration court must still approve the request.
REVIEW: 'American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears,' by Farah Stockman
NONFICTION: Three union workers whose factory closes illustrate the challenges for America's blue-collar workforce.
Review: 'All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days,' by Rebecca Donner
NONFICTION: The riveting story of the only American to help lead a resistance group against the Nazis.