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BiographyNovember 22, 2006
A Life of His Own
Victoria Glendinning's biography of Leonard Woolf looks at a remarkable public intellectual whose life and work were eclipsed by his more famous spouse.
Brenda Wineapple
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BiographyJuly 27, 2006
The Sunkist Utopian
One hundred years ago, Upton Sinclair exposed the meatpacking industry. Three new books expose Sinclair as an activist dreamer with a messianic streak.
Brenda Wineapple
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Non-fictionNovember 30, 2005
Nancy Has Two Mommies
Nancy Drew has been a fixture in young girls' lives since 1930. But the continuing appeal of this spunky American icon--never sad, wrinkled or misunderstood--is both heartwarming and a little scary.
Brenda Wineapple
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FictionOctober 14, 2004
About Henry
Henry James is not a name that springs to mind when we think of adventure stories, prose epics or historical fiction.
Brenda Wineapple
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FictionJune 10, 2004
Le Gai Savoir
"Paris is a very old story," Henry James wrote in 1878--so old, in fact, that it's hard to write about it without falling into clichés about chestnut trees, couture, freedom and
Brenda Wineapple
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BiographyMay 2, 2002
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FictionNovember 27, 2000