We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are May’s winners.
Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World
By Victoria Johnson
The 19th-century master excelled at capturing nature on canvas.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
The Price of Victory
By N.A.M. Rodger
This conclusion to a trilogy is richly detailed, if light on drama.
Tiodora’s Letters: An Enslaved Woman’s Fight for Family and Freedom
By Marcelo D’Salete; translated by Andrea Rosenberg
In 1860s Brazil, a slave attempts to find her loved ones.
A Steady Eye for Sorrow
By Laura Sheahen
A new collection features recently uncovered works by Lucille Clifton, Maryland’s late poet laureate.
Ten Clear Days
By Eric Beck Rubin
An elderly matriarch and Holocaust survivor asserts her right to die.
Israel: What Went Wrong?
By Omer Bartov
A Holocaust scholar levels the charge of genocide.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Wally Lamb’s The River Is Waiting is both searing and sensitive.
