Leslie Woodcock Tentler's new book is both a rigorous and laudable effort to cure American Catholics of the illusion that our desires have no history.

Ted Gioia's new treatise on music and musicians covers everything from the Big Bang to gangsta rap.

Matthew Lockwood's new book shows how the events of the 1770s had reverberations far beyond American shores.

Lawrence Wright's new thriller deals with the effects of a killer pandemic.

Eric Foner’s new book tells a sad story: how the U.S. Supreme Court, many Southern states and Congress delayed the implementation of three important constitutional amendments for nearly a century.

Nualy Kenny's new book on clergy sex abuse reminds us there are solutions to this deep crisis that need to be implemented with urgency.