The best new books coming in August include a sharp essay collection from Jill Lepore and the latest mystery by Angie Kim.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. In “We the People,” the Harvard historian worries that the glacial amendment process is leading the country to crisis. By Aziz Z ...

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...

Historian and author Jill Lepore explores the U.S. Constitution in "We the People." Historian and author Jill Lepore explores the U.S. Constitution in her new book, "We the People: A History of the ...

A revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister and a wholly different account of the founding of the United States. "From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a ...