The best popular fiction of 2022
For the record, what follows is not a list of the best popular...
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The 20 best books of 2022
Fair warning: although the headline promises the “best books of 2022,” what follows is not a list...
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The best science fiction of 2022
To be clear, what follows is not a list of the best science fiction published during the past...
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The best mysteries and thrillers of 2022
To be clear, what follows is not a list of the best mysteries and thrillers published during the...
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The best nonfiction of 2022
Fair warning: although the headline promises the “best nonfiction of 2022,” what follows is not a...
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Good books about the Middle Ages
Few of us in the 21st century think much about the medieval era. Nor are we likely to believe...
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The best spy novelists writing today
The first espionage novels appeared early in the 19th century with the publication of James...
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How Charles Darwin REALLY came to develop the theory of evolution
If you think you know the salient facts about Charles Darwin and evolution, prepare to be...
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The 15 best espionage novels
Over the past decade, I’ve read and reviewed more than 150 espionage novels (not counting a great...
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The best Indian detective novels reviewed here
Writers from India have garnered a large share of critical attention for their work in recent...
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The 10 best novels about World War II
The 10 books highlighted here may not be the very best novels written about World War II. But they...
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Good books about World War II in the Pacific
Most of the books about World War II that are widely read by Americans concern the war in Europe....
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The best books of 2021
The editors of the New York Times have been publishing an annual list of the year’s best...
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Good books about finance and economics
World War I French statesman Georges Clemenceau is said to have proclaimed that “War is...
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Great war novels reviewed here
You won’t find the best-known war novels here, since I imagine you’re already familiar with them....
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