‘The Dangerous Alphabet’: Kiddie Gothic Horror!

This book belongs in a bigger kid's camp pack, along with a flashlight for top-bunk freak-out sessions.

‘He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut’ and Jessica Valenti Is a Force

Valenti’s book delivers thoughtful observations on serious under-the-radar issues.

Elegant Historian Tony Judt Offers Bold ‘Reappraisals’

These essays will only solidify his position among the best leftist writers around.

Sex, Existentialism, the Métro: Frenchtastic ‘Voice Over’

This story tracks the tortured sex life of a nameless woman who works doing announcements for the Métro.

Robert Gardner's Journals Access a New Side of His Work

Over 50-plus years, the documentarian Robert Gardner has chronicled the everyday lives of people from the Dani of West New Guinea to the holy men of Benares, India.

‘All Souls’ Brings Feeling Back to the Prep-School Novel

Christine Schutt’s latest is set at an elite UES private school (like the one she teaches at), but bucks any comparisons to Gossip Girl.

‘Flight Explorer’ Gathers Venerable Kid-Friendly Comics

Kazu Kibuishi's beloved anthology of hot new comics artists, Flight, has always carried a whiff of kiddie adventure story.

‘Pravda’ Duly Salvaged From Man Booker Long List

Jeffrey Sachs Has Actual Solutions For Poverty, Pollution

Alexander Theroux’s ‘Laura Warholic’— Like, Whoa

A.J. Liebling WWII Dispatches: Both Literary and Fearless

‘Nazi Literature in the Americas’ Translates Amazingly Well

Poet Julia Hartwig Links Freedom With Having an Iron Will

Even Walter Benjamin’s Napkin Scribblings Were Genius

Book Charts Relationship Between Old Ladies and Pimps

Elizabeth Bishop Collection Nudges at Perfection

Benazir Bhutto’s Argument for ‘Reconciliation’

‘Fanon’ Tells One Man’s Story Through Another’s Anguish

Lit Biggie Writes for the Little, Passionate People