A prominent gathering in Georgetown Gregg Herken's new book suggests journalists got cozy with influential individuals during the Cold War January 5, 2015 By James Boylan
Brief Encounters October 6, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on the Irish Revolution and animal rights crusaders
Brief Encounters July 14, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on campaign bloggers, tabloids, and a collection of Henry Fairlie’s essays
Heart of Stone July 13, 2009 By Robert G. Kaiser A distinguished new biography of a career contrarian
Brief Encounters May 16, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about William Randolph Hearst and the Arkansas Gazette
Picture Perfect? March 1, 2009 By Richard Gehr In three new graphic histories, the facts get a visual boost
Brief Encounters March 1, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about Fred Friendly and America’s early newspapermen
The Devil Made Them Do It January 27, 2009 By Wendell Jamieson A new anthology about men (and women) behaving very badly
Here Comes the Bogeyman January 26, 2009 By David Nasaw A chaotic portrait of Rupert Murdoch and his discontents
Brief Encounters January 23, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about art on the New York Times’s Op-Ed page, the short life of The Chicagoan, and hoaxes in the news.
All in the Family January 8, 2009 By Mirta Ojito The Bacardi saga encapsulates Cuba’s turbulent history
Brief Encounters January 7, 2009 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about public confession and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath.
Absolutely Sensational! December 23, 2008 By Andie Tucher The rise and fall and rise of the tabloid press
