Lindbergh’s Secret Mistresses

by Joshua Kendall Apr 30, 2013 5:09 PM EDT

Even a novel can’t capture the relentless weirdness and sexual appetites of the famed aviator.... MORE

The Softer Side of Amanda Knox

by Barbie Latza Nadeau Apr 30, 2013 1:56 PM EDT

Her new memoir offers a more sympathetic take than the ‘she-devil’ in the tabloids.... MORE

Nathaniel Philbrick’s Book Bag

by Nathaniel Philbrick Apr 30, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The National Book Award-winning chronicler of maritime and American stories picks his favorite... MORE

The End of the Illusion

by Jacob Heilbrunn Apr 30, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

As America pulls back from Afghanistan, new books argue for humility and restraint in our foreign... MORE

An Adoption Close Call

by Dr. Jane Aronson Apr 30, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

World-famous ‘orphan doctor’ Dr.... MORE

The Original Crowdsourcer

by Josh Dzieza Apr 29, 2013 5:30 PM EDT

Does the Oxford English Dictionary belong naturally to the Internet?... MORE

Lonelyhearts Be Free Tonight

by Nathaniel Rich Apr 29, 2013 4:35 PM EDT

Nathanael West took real letters and mined them for America’s blackest novel.... MORE

This Week’s Hot Reads

by G. Clay Whittaker, Jen Vafidis Apr 29, 2013 1:54 PM EDT

From a young girl’s real-life diary of her time in a concentration camp, to John le Carré’s new... MORE

Was Salinger a Phony?

by Jimmy So Apr 29, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Early letters reveal author could be a ‘terrific liar.’ By Jimmy So. MORE

A Good Guy With a Gun

by Brian Castner Apr 27, 2013 11:00 PM EDT

Iraq war vet Brian Castner considers his own experience of returning from war and arming himself to... MORE

Something about Mary

by Mary Beth Keane Apr 27, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Who was Typhoid Mary? Was she a villain or a victim?... MORE

The Week’s Best Reads

by David Sessions Apr 27, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions. MORE