book reviews

Hisham Matar learns of his father’s fate, and the fate of Libya, in this effective personal chronicle

Dave Eggers’ exquisite new book finds him back to writing what he knows—though that isn’t necessarily a good thing

A readable comeback from the once-shamed science journalist

Helen Gurley Brown edited Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years, during which she changed the way women talked about sex

Daniel Kunitz takes readers from naked Greeks to Jazzercise in a book that’s easy to lift

’Fire’ begins as ’Plague’ ends. A review of C.C. Humphreys’s latest thriller

Andrea Moro’s commentary, combined with wonder and whimsy

But the Downton Abbey writer may have spread himself a bit too thin

More on the underlying causes of Brazil’s current crisis

A book full of fascinating facts, even if it doesn’t feel cohesive