Dear Justice League by Michael Northrop
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Northrop’s writing exactly matches the upbeat humor of Duarte’s visuals.
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I Know What I Saw by Linda S. Godfrey
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A delightful, completely involving book, chock-full of things that don’t exist.
Read MoreBram Stoker's Dracula
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By far the best thing to come of Bram Stoker’s Dracula was the comic-book mini-series back in 1992.
Read MoreMosquito by Timothy Winegard
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An engaging account of the mosquito’s impact on the broader world.
Read MoreProud Boys and the White Ethnostate by Alexandra Minna Stern
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A point-by-point anatomy of a threat that’s only just begun to do its worst societal damage.
Read MoreThe Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor
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Smart and interesting arguments as to why law can create inequality.
Read MoreGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Gods of Jade and Shadow combines whimsy, adventure, and an uplifting central message.
Read MoreIn the Valleys of the Noble Beyond by John Zada
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Despite the towering creature at its heart, the genius of In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond is most often its human pathos.
Read MoreAmerica’s Reluctant Prince by Steven M. Gillon
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The real accomplishment of America’s Reluctant Prince is the extent to which it rises above the usual froth of wealth and scandal.
Read MoreThe Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies by Robert Kirk
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There’s a deep, humanist value to be found in Kirk’s investigations.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: There is no “I” in Team
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A trail full of twists and turns that takes delightful detective duo Lydia Chin and Bill Smith deep into unlikely places.
Read MoreFleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
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Just like each of Roth’s two-dozen novels, Fleishman is in Trouble is fundamentally Jewish.
Read MoreDeep River by Karl Marlantes
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Marlantes writes smoothly readable prose and has a solid skill at developing characters over time.
Read MoreThe Big Book of Classic Fantasy
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There is indeed a banquet in these pages, with selections ranging broadly across time and languages.
Read MoreChild's Play, directed by Lars Klevberg
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2019’s Child’s Play remake navigates the traps of postmodern horror, and provides some interesting commentary on our political-digital moment.
Read MoreThe Patient Assassin by Anita Brand
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Not just an engrossing biography of Dyer, but an excavation of the life of Udham Singh.
Read MoreHate Land by Daryl Johnson
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The author systematically removes the idea that we are far from this kind of radicalization.
Read MorePanic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump by Robby Soave
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A clear-eyed and comprehensive field guide to a political and social fringe movement.
Read MoreAssad or We Burn the Country by Sam Dagher
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What one comes away with after 600 pages of a Middle East generally on fire is the aching need for a little hope.
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