This week on The Book Show, Author Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing – and have done – with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet. His new book is Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.
“The House in the Pines” is a new psychological thriller from Ana Reyes. In it, we follow Maya, a young woman who only has...
“Wellness,” by Nathan Hill, is a poignant and witty novel about marriage, the often-baffling pursuit of health and happiness, and the stories that bind...
It's the perennial question: Are we a product of how we were raised or is our identity hard wired by our genetic inheritance? These...