In recounting the ways Nathan Bedford Forrest’s legacy shows up in contemporary life, Connor Towne O’Neill points to the oppression his monuments preserve.
Debora Harding has not one but two mesmerizing stories to tell, and the emotional honesty of her razor-sharp prose will hook readers on page one.
Laila Lalami braids statistics and historical context with her lived experiences to illustrate how unjust policies can affect individual lives.
Even if you’re not a burnt-out millennial yourself, there’s something to chew on here for everyone whose life is touched by social media or the gig economy.
Dianne M. Stewart investigates the complex conditions that have led to low marriage rates among Black heterosexual women in the United States.
David A. Robertson’s Black Water is a family history embedded in a memoir that shimmers with love and pain.
In the entertaining and informative American Cheese, Joe Berkowitz dives deep into the fascinating world of American cheesemaking.
Christina Soontornvat recounts the incredible rescue of the Wild Boars boys soccer team; in her talented hands, it’s at once a nail-biter and a revelation.
In his 44-year career at the Washington Post, Leonard Downie Jr. was deeply engaged in making critical decisions about what was considered newsworthy.
Royal Witches explores a period In 15th-century England when four royal woman were arrested on accusations of treasonous witchcraft.
One of our most prominent contemporary historians, Jon Meacham, offers an appreciative assessment of John Lewis’ legacy in His Truth Is Marching On.
Finding My Father is Deborah Tannen’s account of her father’s extraordinary life and her search for the truth behind his family, his work and his marriage.
In The Sprawl, Jason Diamond lets us see “just how much the suburbs have influenced our culture.”
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