Nonfiction

“As a biography of Lange’s ‘visual life,’ her aesthetics, and her activism, this book lives up to Lange’s own belief that ‘Beauty is a byproduct.

“All That Heaven Allows is a rich and complex story of Hollywood’s biggest star in its most golden age.”

“politics on the level of the librarian, the parent, and the teacher.

Ocean: A Visual Miscellany is a large book, surprisingly done in black and blue ink only, not what one thinks of when thinking of a book about some of the most colorful scenery on Earth.

"Bissonnette’s enthusiasm and creativity shine throughout Soup, a cookbook that will change the way you look inside your stockpot."

“Holtzman is courageous in writing this book. It certainly won’t win her a White House invitation to the Christmas Party.

“And you know what I say to people who ask, ‘What do you do when all the odds are against you?’ I say, ‘You keep going. You just don’t stop.’”

All of us know that autonomous self-driving cars are being actively tested and will be coming to roads near us very soon.

For those of us who are devotees of budget travel, Seth Kugel’s “Frugal Traveler” column often seemed the most readable contribution to the New York Times travel section.

“How the End First Showed is not merely a collection of Nigerian poems, it is an effort to forge transnational literature.”

Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World, is a book about 37 (plus 18) women and their contributions to art, science, and math.