The Monitor’s reviewers choose the best of August 2025, from novels and biographies to accounts of history.

John Fogerty once became world famous as the frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival. But though they rocked the charts with ...

Take It Easy became the debut single by the Eagles in 1972. It was an evocative, uplifting song that fitted seamlessly within ...

We all felt like we were millionaires and on top of the world. Yet there was so much unhappiness in the band.” ...

Kenny Nguyen, a UNC Charlotte grad, also has interns from the university assist him and learn about their craft in his ...

It’s Paris! Enough said,” sums up Dennis Lennox, travel columnist for The Christian Post. In case you’re looking around at intersections during your visit and feeling a bit perplexed, here’s the ...