The Other Beautiful People
By Caroline Bock
A career woman grapples with the endless demands of work and home.
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.
In a Yellow Wood
By Cynthia Ozick
An outstanding introduction to the master’s body of work.
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.








