Eileen Alexander responded to the onset of World War II with humor and intellect, both of which shine through in this collection of letters to her paramour.
James Nestor’s work reveals the importance of our breath and promises us a changed life if only we’ll take a moment to stop, slow down and breathe.
The Book of Rosy offers an unflinching look at conditions in U.S. detention centers and a reminder of the power of policy to change the course of lives.
David Dayen takes readers on a comprehensive tour of the American economy, revealing “the collections of monopolies encircling our every move.”
When the world seems full of impassable obstacles, ‘The Life of Frederick Douglass’ is a helpful reminder of how to knock them down.
Barry Gewen’s intellectual biography of Henry Kissinger is meticulously researched, consistently stimulating and deeply insightful.
Phuc Tran has written the great punk rock immigrant story and the best, the funniest and the most heartfelt memoir of the year.
Svenja O’Donnell uncovers long-held family secrets, interspersing her own research and travel with stories from her German mother and grandmother.
Thompson-Hernández’s Compton Cowboys makes room for tough questions about bias, inequality and the future of the black cowboy tradition.
Cody Cassidy delves deep into our primordial past and profiles 17 ancient individuals whom he deems responsible for humankind’s greatest firsts.
Kathryn Harkup unearths the science and stagecraft behind the more than 250 deaths Shakespeare’s characters experience or inflict.
Dirt is a funny, irreverent and obsessive account of Bill Buford’s five-year odyssey to discover everything about French food.
Stephanie Danler ranges over the whole of her life as the daughter of two parents who failed to provide their offspring with a safe and loving home.
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