Books

Book Review: Beautiful Souls

By Hannah Levintova

 | Fri Feb. 10, 2012 3:00 AM PST
Rebecca MacKinnon

Q&A: Rebecca MacKinnon on the Brave New World of the Web

Internet scholar and advocate Rebecca MacKinnon talks SOPA/PIPA, Twitter censorship, and whether we're in danger of being "entertained to death."

By Alyssa Battistoni

 | Thu Feb. 2, 2012 7:03 PM PST

Book Review: Consent of the Networked

Rebecca MacKinnon's new book is an antidote to giddy promises that the Internet will set you free.

By Alyssa Battistoni

 | Thu Feb. 2, 2012 5:17 PM PST
newt gingrich

Gingrich's New-Age Love Gurus

Gingrich's intellectual mentors are former Marxist organizers who envisioned a future full of serial marriages and open relationships.

By Tim Murphy

 | Mon Jan. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PST

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loraz

A Victory for Cute Kids, Civic Engagement, and the Trees

Massachusetts 4th graders help encourage Universal to green up The Lorax.

By Kate Sheppard

 | Thu Jan. 26, 2012 2:39 PM PST
Michelle Obama

The Obamas, Revealed

Forget Johnny Depp—here are the best bits on the First Lady and president from Jodi Kantor's new tell-all.

By Rachel Sklar

 | Tue Jan. 10, 2012 12:43 PM PST

Book Review: Intimate Wars

By Kate Sheppard

 | Mon Jan. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PST

Book Review: A Universe From Nothing

By Tim McDonnell

 | Fri Jan. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PST

Book Review: Pity the Billionaire

By Gavin Aronsen

 | Tue Jan. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PST

MoJo Readers' Top Books of 2011

Murakami, Malcolm X, and much more—the novels, biographies, and nonfiction books our readers loved this year.

By Nicole Pasulka

 | Tue Dec. 27, 2011 3:00 AM PST

Alan Lomax and the Original Social Network

A new book details Lomax's on-the-road adventures spreading songs made by, and for, the people.

By Tim McDonnell

 | Mon Dec. 26, 2011 3:00 AM PST

Our Favorite Books of the Year

On dog cloning, cocaine smuggling, brain surgery, green technology, healthy farming, and much more. Read on!

Fri Dec. 23, 2011 3:00 AM PST

Book Review: 420 Characters

By Michael Mechanic

 | Mon Dec. 5, 2011 2:00 AM PST
Newt Gingrich

Gingrich Novel Whitewashes Confederate Cause

The GOP presidential candidate has a new piece of historical fiction out. Emphasis on fiction.

By Tim Murphy

 | Tue Nov. 29, 2011 3:00 AM PST

Donald Trump's $3 Billion Name

Trump Vodka, Oysters Trump, Trump Mortgage, and Trump University are just a few of things The Donald has slapped his name on.

By Dave Gilson

 | Tue Nov. 22, 2011 1:42 PM PST
Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann's Memoir, Fact-Checked

The GOP presidential candidate spins lots of good yarns in her new memoir—none more audacious than her pledge to tell the reader the truth.

By Tim Murphy

 | Mon Nov. 21, 2011 3:00 AM PST
Real Clear Politics Book

Behind Newt's Tiffany's Tab, the Bachmann Revolt, and the Steak That Drove Huckabee Out of the Race

Plus more scoops from RealClearPolitics' new Campaign 2012 e-book.

By David Corn

 | Fri Nov. 11, 2011 9:39 AM PST

High Fantasy Is A Subgenre of Fantasy

By Adam Serwer

 | Tue Nov. 8, 2011 7:45 AM PST

Drawing Comics for Uncle Sam

Classic government propaganda drawn by cartoon greats, from Dr. Seuss to Walt Kelly.

By Tim McDonnell

 | Mon Nov. 7, 2011 3:00 AM PST
R Crumb

R. Crumb on Album Covers, Charlie Patton 78s, and Occupy Wall Street

The iconic cartoonist also riffs on Janis Joplin, old-time music, and why he hates working for rich people.

By Tim McDonnell

 | Mon Nov. 7, 2011 2:00 AM PST