Laura Mccallum

Curious about the great Willa Cather? Start with 'Chasing Bright Medusas'

NONFICTION: This slim homage to one of the great American writers is an absorbing introduction.

Book shows how ‘True Believer’ Hubert Humphrey made deals, fought injustice, skinny-dipped with JFK

NONFICTION: James Traub delivers a big biography of an exuberant champion of liberal causes.

Our mission this election cycle is to provide the facts and context you need. Here’s how we’ll do that.

With Peggy Flanagan in the spotlight, it's the perfect time for "Rise to the Challenge," a new memoir by Marlene M. Johnson, Minnesota's first elected female lieutenant governor.

Our mission this election cycle is to provide the facts and context you need. Here’s how we’ll do that.

Fiction: She’s here April 22 to discuss her fourth Molly the Maid book, in which a hotel cleaner solves a heist.

Fiction: She’s here April 22 to discuss her fourth Molly the Maid book, in which a hotel cleaner solves a heist.

History is happening in Molly Beer's biography of the titular Schuyler sister, which explores the life of "Angelica" despite limited documentation.