OLM Favorites: A Great and Sustaining Mystery
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Anthony Burgess the novelist had dreams of being a composer. He had little success, but along the way he delved deep into the nature and meaning of music.
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A Boy Who Would Be King
/How did Donald Trump, a vacuous, bigoted sociopath, get to the White House? He did it by being himself.
Read MoreOur Year in Reading 2015
/In the course of the year, many, many books cross the paths of OLM's editors, and the end of the year is a natural time for reflecting on that endless stream. Our editors each pick a book from their year-in-reading that stood out from the rest.
Read MoreThe Broken Clock
/Controversial former Vice President Dick Cheney and his journalist daughter Liz have written a book claiming that the exceptional nature of American power is being sullied and squandered by the current occupant of the White House. Greg Waldmann reviews Exceptional.
Read MoreOur Year in Reading 2014
/Our unabashedly bookish editors and friends look back on some of the highlights from 2014's reading.
Read MoreTitle Menu: 10 Great "Minor" Works by Major Writers
/The great writers of the ages were hardly (often) one-hit wonders. In praise of diversity, the staff at OLM celebrate the lesser-known b-sides of some pretty well known pens.
Read MoreTitle Menu: 12 Hot Summer Reads
/It's summer at last, and you won't find any relief from the heat in our editors' round-up of the hottest books they know.
Read More“There Is No Enjoyment in This Life”
/Iraqi lawyer and former exile Zaid al-Ali writes a bleak, sobering account of the state of his homeland in the post-"Mission Accomplished" era - but is there any reason for hope?
Read MorePolicy Papers: Ukraine and the Left
/Russia and the West, talking past each other, have blundered into conflict over Ukraine. Some commentators on the American left aren't behaving much differently.
Read MoreA Disproportionate Response
/For years, pioneering blogger Andrew Sullivan was one of the most vocal supporters of the war in Iraq. Time and the war's wretched progress gradually forced him to change his thinking, however, and a new collection of his writings on the subject charts the disillusioning step-by-step.
Read MoreOur Year in Reading 2013
/In this annual retrospective, the Open Letters team looks back on the highlights of our 2013 reading.
Read MoreQuick, Off the Mark
/Campaign books have short shelf-lives - and they deserve them, since most of them have about as much introspection as yesterday's racing form. Greg Waldmann reads a recent book on the pivotal 2012 U.S. presidential election.
Read MoreSummer Reading 2013
/In our annual feature, the Open Letters team offers suggestions for summer reading that take you off the beaten path of blockbusters and beach novels.
Read MoreSummer Reading 2013 continues
/In part two of our seasonal feature the Open Letters staff recommends another trove of unconventional books – and a few old favorites, too.
Read MoreFrom the Archives: Summer Reading 2012 Continues
/Our feature continues, as more Open Letters folk share their annual Summer Reading recommendations!
Read MoreFailing Gracelessly
/The authors have invaluable sources in America's 'deep state' of surveillance and counter-terrorism, but how much secrecy does security justify? And what happened to moral accountability?
Read MoreBook Review: Into the Desert
/It has become conventional wisdom to say that the first Gulf War was one of necessity, while the second was one of choice--but a collection of reflections challenges that maxim
Read MoreCharles Rosen, 1927-2012
/Open Letters mourns the loss of Charles Rosen, pianist, scholar, teacher and critic.
Read MoreOur Year in Reading 2012
/In this special feature, we look back at some highlights of the reading we did in 2012.
Read MoreOur Year in Reading 2012 Continues
/In this special feature, we look back at some highlights of the reading we did in 2012.
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