Sarah Bakewell,"What Bloggers Owe Montaigne," Paris Review, 12 November, argues that he is our greatest forerunner.

Michael Kenney reviews Alan Taylor's The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies for the Boston Globe, 13 November.

David Greenberg,"Sweet land of liberty - and empire," Washington Post, 14 November, reviews Aziz Rana's The Two Faces of American Freedom.

Michael Kazin,"Labor's Lost Love," Washington Post, 14 November, reviews Philip Dray's There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America.

Dominic Shellard,"Hey, gang! Let's put on a show!" THE, 11 November, reviews Larry Stempel's Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater.