Black Hole BooksOur Faltering Vigilance: Timothy Snyder’s On TyrannyThe lessons of history must not be forgotten if our democracies are to survive the current crisis.Aug 5, 2017Aug 5, 2017
Black Hole BooksStrange News out of Essex: The Essex Serpent — Sarah PerryGothic but cheerful, drawing inspiration from Victorian paleontology and the King James Bible, this a strange and lovely book.Jun 24, 2017Jun 24, 2017
Black Hole BooksIn the Aftermath: Hisham Matar’s The ReturnA moving, and thought provoking journey into the remains of Qaddafi’s Libya.May 8, 2017May 8, 2017
Black Hole BooksFirst Create the Universe: Julian Guthrie’s How to Make a SpaceshipInnovation, inspiration, and the minds that dreamed the private space industry into existence.Apr 9, 2017Apr 9, 2017
Black Hole BooksThe Tempo of Friendship: Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan QuartetA story that does not have a plot as a life, with a life’s ambiguities and digressions.Apr 2, 2017Apr 2, 2017
Black Hole BooksThe Most Astonishing Fact: Stefan Klein’s We Are StardustScientists can be the best poetsMar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
Black Hole BooksA Matter of Perspective: Edwin A. Abbott’s FlatlandThe ongoing relevance of life in two dimensionsMar 25, 20172Mar 25, 20172
Black Hole BooksA Curated Life: Kate Atkinson’s Behind the Scenes at the MuseumA long look at life, memory, and York, the city of Kate Atkinson’s birth.Mar 18, 2017Mar 18, 2017
Black Hole BooksShining Stars and Hidden Moons: Joe Hills’s The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015Today’s science fiction and fantasy stories offer a revealing reflection of our present fears, dreams, and troubles.Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Black Hole BooksThe General on the Pedestal: Victor Davis Hanson’s The Savior GeneralsHanson’s has written a book that concerns politics as much as it does history.Mar 11, 20171Mar 11, 20171