Category Archives: Review

Miranda Kaufman’s Heiresses: A review

Heiresses is, in the end, a book about women—but not in the flattering, costume-drama way.

Christianity at the Crossroads by David N. Hempton: A Review

It moves through people. And people are always more complicated than our best models.

Derek R. Peterson’s A Popular History of Idi Amin’s Uganda: A Review

That’s where Peterson’s book lands as a political intervention, not just a historical one.

A Review of Perry Anderson’s Disputing Disaster

Disputing Disaster is an intellectually dense and rewarding read for those already familiar with the

A Review of Thomas Pakenham’s The Tree Hunters

This past summer was nothing short of magical in my garden. After seventeen years, our

Exploring the Shadows: A Review of Amedeo Feniello’s “Naples 1343”

In the end, Naples 1343: The Unexpected Origins of the Mafia by Amedeo Feniello is