Whether they’re epic fantasies, spiritual foundations, political manifestos, or enduring classics we all pretended to read in ...
That it was the Jewish people’s sacred texts—and ethical monotheism itself—that inspired Western civilization is lost on them ...
The map of the Holy Land in Christopher Froschauer’s 1525 Old Testament has the Mediterranean to the east of Palestine ...
In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with works of coherent voice and vision.
Many Christians in the West have a fundamental misunderstanding of the very goal of their faith, according to New Testament ...
Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” won in fiction, while Omar El Akkad’s reckoning with Gaza took the nonfiction prize.
An adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella arrives at the same time as a new biography, unlocking one of his best-loved and ...
A reflection on meaning, mortality and the quiet wisdom found in urgency, inspired by the powerful impact of 'When Breath ...
Historical records suggest that the town suffered devastating outbreaks in 1564, 1583, 1604 and, most famously, in 1665. In ...
Although he spent the first 53 years of his life in the pew at his family’s Woodstock church, it took a rare cancer to send ...
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The Ten Best History Books of 2025

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...