Her novel Repetition is an attempt to live with the weight of the past.

Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery tries to recast a life of privilege in often baffling ways.

Margaret Anderson’s Little Review fought to bring the great works of modernist literature to the United States.

Cooperation between Russia and the United States boosted conservation—and a resurgence in nationalism chilled it again.

Ted Geltner’s biography captures the comedy, violence, and gothic gruesomeness of Johnson’s imagination.

Historian Richard Bell’s new book traces a global upheaval stretching from Philadelphia and London to Freetown and Madras.

The parallels between state censorship in China and the US are increasingly striking.

In Marisa Meltzer’s biography, Birkin is not primarily a muse. She is an artist who mixed glamor and humility, courage and vulnerability.

Her very long memoir, Book of Lives, is packed with minute day-to-day detail—but is strangely quiet on a few big subjects.

The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. But Trump’s designs on Greenland come at a time of growing instability.

Bird by Bird encouraged would-be writers to blast past their hang-ups and embrace “shitty first drafts.” But there’s more to the creative process.

An intimate inquiry into the effects of rape has a questionable twist.

Kraus’s novels revolve around real estate and the thorny questions of who owns, who rents, and how it shapes their art.

A new book argues that careful study of the Constitution’s history could support a liberal agenda.

A far from exhaustive guide to the books that our critics dissected, debated, and most admired this year.

North Carolina is more than happy to wage this pathetic war.

Her memoir frequently shows an indifference toward truth, falsity, and meaning. In that way, it’s an artifact of our age.

Life After Cars dares to imagine how different, and enriching, a car-free world could be.

Hu Anyan’s I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is a record of fleeting impressions, irritations, and reflections from the edges of exhaustion.

The author knew recognition of her works would take time—and planned accordingly.