Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage
Recreating a legendary expedition through Canada’s vast northern wilds brings the writer face to face with our permanent effect on…
Michael O'Donnell
Michael O’Donnell is a lawyer who lives in Evanston, Illinois. His reviews and essays appear in The Nation, the Washington Monthly, and the Christian Science Monitor, among other publications.
Leonardo da Vinci
The creator of the world’s most mysterious work of art was himself an open book. Michael O’Donnell reviews Walter Isaacson’s…
Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
A new book looks at what the Colorado River system means for the United States — and how that might…
Six Encounters with Lincoln
In her final book, a historian looks to take an objective measure of the administration of an American icon. Review…
The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune, 1915–1964
The early years of the novelist were marked by a confidence that he would take his place in the literary…
George Orwell: A Life in Letters
The novelist’s correspondence reveals the extent of the burdens he bore.
The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume Four
From Senate majority leader to vice president to president, Lyndon Johnson’s political metamorphosis during the years between 1958 and 1964…