Uncle Sam’s Birds and Bees
A readable history of the federal government’s attempts at sex education.
Robert Birnbaum
Bad News for Good News
Serious and useful reporting is a dying breed. McChesney and Nichols offer a solution.
Feeding the World
A truly international anthology of 20th-century poetry—a so-called “must read for poetry lovers.”
What the World Needs Now
Awards for book trailers? Good idea? You decide.
Stories for Real Readers
The 2010 PEN/O. Henry Prize stories include intense gifts.
There Was a Time
Music once was played on long-playing records and sold at hip and groovy stores.
The Bridge to Somewhere
Remnick’s political biography of Barack Obama is masterful and revealing.
Beats a Full House
Three exemplars of the pictorial narrative art: James Sturm, Dash Shaw, and Milt Gross.
Dutch Treat
Television has two fine new shows—and you’ve heard of “Treme.” What about “Justified?”
The Dead Don’t Speak
Showbiz mogul and big wheel Jerry Weintraub tells all, or as much as he can.