Bursting with sheer chutzpah, four recent collections of short biographies celebrate women who broke barriers, pioneered new fields and made a difference in the world.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
The Museum of Extraordinary Things: A Novel by Alice Hoffman. (Scribner, 368 pp. $27.99) Two horrific disasters—the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of March 1911 that
Book Talk: Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva, the best-selling author behind the Gabriel Allon spy novels, is back with his latest installment in the series. He and his wife, NBC news reporter Jamie
Beloved Children’s Series Reissued
Reread the lovable, teachable-moment antics of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie, plus their brother Charlie.
Late Summer Reading: A Roundup of Mysteries and Whodunits
It had to happen—some of our favorite sleuths and spies are aging. This time next year, Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon will have retired from active
In the Latest Mysteries, the Women are in Charge
Two young New York reporters are out to prove themselves. In one mystery set in the ‘60s, author James W. Ziskin’s Ellie Stone does not to let sexism
Jewish Artists and the Bible in Twentieth-Century America
Five celebrated American-born, secular Jewish artists—Jack Levine, George Segal, Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers and R.B. Kitaj—found inspiration in the Bible, creating modern midrash. In the
City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York
Call it the Big Apple. Gotham. Or even, just New York, New York. Anyone who picks up any of the three volumes that make up
The Family: Three Journeys Into the Heart of the Twentieth Century
Although the family depicted in David Laskin’s impressively researched and absorbing narrative is his, it is compelling as both memoir and history. It recounts the