Books

‘After Lives’ Review: The biographer’s art
The Life

‘After Lives’ Review: The biographer’s art

Essays by a writer of literary lives on the obsessions and obstacles endemic to her trade.

‘The Humble Investor’ and ‘How Not to Invest’
World Review

‘The Humble Investor’ and ‘How Not to Invest’

Betting against others’ overconfidence is key to beating the market.

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure in Colombia's mountains
World Review

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure in Colombia's mountains

A tender story of the unshakeable will to make meaning in the face of inexorable loss.

Tech billionaires need a break from reality-distortion fields
Technology Opinion

Tech billionaires need a break from reality-distortion fields

Novel forms of power require novel checks and balances.