Drew Gilpin Faust, "Much, But Not Everything," The Book, 15 September, reviews David Reynolds's Mightier Than the Sword: Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Battle for America.

Anna Reid, "Myth and tragedy at the siege of Leningrad," Guardian, 15 September, is a remarkable slide show with accompanying text.

Hari Kunzru, "Postmodernism: from the cutting edge to the museum," Guardian, 15 September, previews "Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990," an exhibit at London's Victoria & Albert Museum.

Angus Trumble, "Terry Castle thinks aloud," TLS, 14 September, reviews Castle's The Professor and Other Writings.