Reviews

A new memoir takes a personal look at why today’s generation of rural, low-income Americans won't live as long as their parents.

Jennifer Vanderbes's new book reexamines a dangerous drug's impact in the U.S.

Author Tracy Kidder paints an empathic portrait of people experiencing homelessness and one man who chose to care for them—Dr. Jim O’Connell.

Novelist Clancy Martin describes how he's coped with addiction, suicidal thinking, and survived ten suicide attempts.

A selection of the year’s best from award-winning journalists and writers. And a few of our staff favorites.