Richard Fontaine

The psychologist, educator, and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.

Some books are remembered for their lyrical prose or engaging stories. Others are remembered for simply being weird.

In “The Headache,” Tom Zeller Jr. explores one of the human brain’s most enduring, and painful, enigmas.

Before becoming America’s most infamous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was a magnetic actor who was beloved by audiences and courted by critics.

In “Dinner with King Tut,” Sam Kean examines how a burgeoning field is recreating ancient tasks to uncover historical truths.