More Modern Notes

J. C.,"The TLS, Orlando Figes and the law," TLS, 21 April, fleshes out what happened behind the scenes as the story developed.

Ian Thompson for the Telegraph, 8 March, and Dominic Sandbrook for London's Sunday Times, 18 April, review Matthew Kelly's Finding Poland: From Tavistock to Hruzdowa and Back Again.

Donald Rayfield,"In search of Molotov," TLS, 21 April, reviews Rachel Polonsky's Molotov's Magic Lantern: A journey into Russian history.

Geoffrey Wheatcroft,"Scenes from English Life," The Book, 22 April, reviews David Kynaston's Family Britain, 1951-1957.

Janet Maslin,"Tracing King's Killer in a World of Shadow," NYT, 21 April, reviews Hampton Sides's Hellbound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin .

Joseph Lelyveld,"Who Is Barack Obama?" NYRB, 13 May, reviews David Remnick's The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama.