Dark Renaissance

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Kirkus Reviews , The Economist , The New Yorker , Library Journal , BookPage , Christian Science Monitor , and Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2025 One of the Washington Post 's "Notable Works of Nonfiction" of 2025 One of NPR's "Books We Love" of 2025 One of Bookbub's Best Nonfiction of 2025 Featured in the Wall Street Journal Guide to Holiday Gift Books “A rigorous and sparkling exploration of what makes an artist. Essential and addictive reading.” —Maggie O'Farrell, author of Hamnet Poor boy. Spy. Transgressor. Genius.