Boho chic and South Floridian, blogger Lauren Thomas’s "The Modern Hippie Table" dispenses recipes, advice, menus, and decorating ideas with her trademark “laid-back elegance.” Featuring comfort foods, easy dishes, memorable... Read More

As chef and philanthropist José Andrés notes in his heartfelt introduction: Barbara Abdeni Massad’s cookbook "Forever Beirut" captures the dynamic, cosmopolitan spirit of the Middle Eastern city, all with the hope that someday its... Read More

In "Formidable", Elisabeth Griffith relates how American women have approached political activism in the last century. The Nineteenth Amendment is the book’s starting point: it granted certain American women the right to vote in 1920.... Read More

Written with hosting in mind and laden with intoxicating dishes, Kim Kushner’s "The Modern Table" is a lovely and inspiring cookbook. Kushner’s repertoire is one of scrumptious, fresh, seasonal, and beautiful dishes that also happen... Read More

A byproduct of questions about aging and a chance meeting turned interview-cum-photography session while vacationing on Patmos, Ellen Warner’s "The Second Half" is the culmination of fifteen years spent pursing older women’s... Read More

Julie Kleeman and Yeshi Jampa’s enticing cookbook "Taste Tibet" is a labor of love for the couple, who own a popular restaurant in England by the same name. Its recipes include traditional and adapted dishes, gathered to put “Tibet... Read More

In his compelling interpretive biography "Robespierre", Marcel Gauchet reveals his subject as a complex man who was both an advocate for democracy, and a murderous tyrant with the potential to destroy democracy. Gauchet traces... Read More

"Breaking Ground" is a masterful essay collection that wrings meaning out of a pandemic year. Moving from the summer of 2020 to the spring of 2021, these essays trace the changing face of the Covid-19 pandemic, from lockdowns to Black... Read More