Salon: Books

Is everything we know about American history wrong?

Louis Bayard — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:43:00 PDT

Forget the Pilgrims. America's roots are older and more twisted, what Tony Horwitz calls a "primoridal slime of false starts and mutations."

"The Rabbi's Cat"

Douglas Wolk — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:53:00 PDT

A graphic novel celebrates a lost Algerian-Jewish way of life and wonders what it means to live as a person of faith in a world that doesn't share it.

Hospital, USA

Laura Miller — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:45:00 PDT

This fascinating portrait of a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital is about much more than white coats and beeping consoles -- it's 21st-century America in a microcosm.

Comic relief

Douglas Wolk — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:26:00 PDT

From superheroes to horror to kid stuff, our guide to Free Comic Book Day offers graphic fun for all.

Ursula K. Le Guin celebrates early Rome

Laura Miller — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:28:00 PDT

The unlikely heroine of "Lavinia" leaps out of the Aeneid and brings an ancient culture -- deeply bound by "duty, order and justice" -- to life.

Flagging America's racial divide

Louis Bayard — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:43:00 PDT

An infamous 1976 photo captured a violent encounter between white Bostonians and a black lawyer during an anti-busing rally. A new book explains why this image continues to haunt and define us.

Tangled up in Dylan

Stephanie Zacharek — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:35:00 PDT

Suze Rotolo, the musician's first muse, has written an entertaining memoir about their love affair that is also a remarkable portrait of living and making art in the 1960s.