Thomas Filbin
In all of his books, John Julius Norwich remembered that history is a story.
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Blown is a short and engrossing mystery novel that also stands as a morality play, an ethical fable that suggests that our own selves are perhaps the greatest mystery of all.
Read MoreDe Hamel’s history is a detective story, a love story, and a revelation of the nourishment to be found in celebrated libraries and collections.
Read MoreWhy didn’t a legal mind as brilliant as Richard Posner’s get to the Supreme Court? One suspects his candor and bluntness.
Read MoreThe history and process of judicial selection — dispassionately detailed.
Read MoreOlivia Kate Cerrone tells this story in raw, blunt terms, in a naturalistic mode worthy of Zola.
Read MoreA historian’s view of the tumultuous world of early sixteenth century Europe, an age of exploration, revolt, and religious upheaval.
Read MoreJay McInerney’s characters may live on exotic mixed drinks and fine wines, but they still suffer moral dilemmas and have consciences they cannot silence.
Read MoreAlan Furst’s books are spy thrillers infused with a crisp, rather than a flowery, literary sensibility.
Read MoreJames Traub has admirably captured the man inside the public figure, giving us a complex view of a typical New England grandee.
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