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The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North By Michelle Adams

A New York Times Best Book of the Year“Passionate and well researched.” ―Louis Menand, The New YorkerThe epic story of Detroit’s struggle to integrate schools in its suburbs―and the defeat of desegregation in the North.In 1974, the Supreme Court...

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Silence of the Gods By Francis Young

The formal conversion to Christianity in 1387 of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania seemingly marked the end of Europe's last 'pagan' peoples. But the reality was different. At the margins, often under the radar, around...

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Far from Home By Lisa Murkowski

A voice of reason in a polarized U.S. Senate, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska tells the story of how she learned to adapt to the harsh climate of Washington, D.C., and issues a fervent appeal for...

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The Man No One Believed By Joshua Sharpe

“Only very rarely does one of our stories—one of us—change the course of human events. Joshua Sharpe asked the right questions, refusing easy answers.” —Anna Quindlen, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and best-selling authorThe riveting story of...

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The Pardon By Jeffrey Toobin

From New York Times bestselling author and CNN legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin comes a timely exploration of the most controversial presidential pardon in American history—Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon—and its profound implications for our current political...

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How Compassion Works By John Makransky

A vital exposé for both our history and our present day, American Scare tells the riveting story of how the Florida government destroyed the lives of Black and queer citizens in the twentieth century.In January 1959, Art...

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American Scare By Robert W. Fieseler

A vital exposé for both our history and our present day, American Scare tells the riveting story of how the Florida government destroyed the lives of Black and queer citizens in the twentieth century.In January 1959, Art...

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Forest Euphoria By Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

“An antidote to the loneliness of our species.”—ROBIN WALL KIMMERER“A master class in how to love the world.”—MARGARET RENKLA thrilling book about the abounding queerness of the natural world that challenges our expectations of what...

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Submersed By Matthew Gavin Frank

An exquisite, lyrical foray into the world of deep-sea divers, the obsession and madness that oceans inspire in us, and the story of submarine inventor Peter Madsen's murder of journalist Kim Wall—a captivating blend of...

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The Afterlife of Malcolm X By Mark Whitaker

Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the first major study of Malcolm X’s influence in the sixty years since his assassination, exploring his enduring impact on culture, politics, and civil rights.Malcolm...

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The Scientist and the Serial Killer By Lise Olsen

Between 1971 and 1973, more than twenty-seven teenage boys disappeared from idyllic, tree-lined neighborhoods in Houston. This is the true story of how one dedicated forensic scientist finally identified the victims of the "Candy Man,"...

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Hope Dies Last By Alan Weisman

The award-winning environmental journalist’s extraordinary, long-awaited portrait of hope and resilience as we face a fractured and uncertain futureIn this profoundly human and moving narrative, the bestselling author of The World Without Us returns with a book...

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Blood in the Water By Casey Sherman

Troubled waters hide deadly secrets…When Nathan Carman, a young man with a complicated past, is miraculously rescued from a lifeboat bobbing in the unforgiving North Atlantic, questions swirl about the fate of his mother, who...

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The Trembling Hand By Mathelinda Nabugodi

Bracing and essential, a radical reframing of British Romanticism through the lens of Black experience – for fans of David Olusoga, Gretchen Gerzina, Saidiya Hartman and Emma DabiriWordsworth, Shelley, Byron, Keats – the Romantic poets...

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Rethinking Medications By Jerry Avorn

A leading medical expert explains why many medications Americans take are poorly effective, overpriced, or pose unwarranted risks—and what we can do to fix that.Groundbreaking research has given us many remarkable new medications, but the...

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Lessons from My Teachers By Sarah Ruhl

An inspiring meditation on the life-altering bonds between teacher and student and the ineffable wisdom imparted both inside and outside the classroom, from critically acclaimed author, MacArthur genius, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Tony Award–nominated...

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Things Become Other Things By Craig Mod

A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heart-rending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented alongside remarkable photographs.Photographer and essayist Craig Mod is a veteran of long solo...

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The Last Great Dream By Dennis McNally

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Strange Trip and the publicist of the Grateful Dead, Dennis McNally, a riveting social history of everything that led up to the 1960s counterculture movement.   Few cities represent the...

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Mother Emanuel By Kevin Sack

A sweeping history of one of the nation’s most important African American churches and a profound story of courage and grace amid the fight for racial justice—from Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Kevin SackFew people beyond South...

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The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told By Keith Richotte Jr.

When did the federal government's self-appointed, essentially limitless authority over Native America become constitutional? The story they have chosen to tell is wrong. It is time to tell a better story. Thus begins Keith Richotte's playful,...

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Women Who Woke up the Law By Karin Wells

Behind every “landmark case” is a woman with a story.“Who was the woman trying to convince a jury in a tiny courthouse in Nova Scotia that it was self-defense when she killed her partner; and...

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Kincora Britains Shame By Chris Moore

For over four decades the story of the extraordinary evil that occurred at the Kincora Boys’ Home in East Belfast in the 1970s and the shocking attempts by MI5 to cover it up have haunted...

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Field Work By Andrew Forbes

Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets Bull Durham in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew ForbesBaseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream—and for some, it’s also a day job. A poetic...

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Yield By Ari Paparo

A deeply researched insider’s account of Google’s epic two-decade campaign to dominate online advertising by any means necessary. Everyone knows Google as the world’s most iconic search engine. But over the past twenty years, it has...

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Beyond Limits By Shelley Sella MD

"Beyond Limits is moving, personal, insightful, and powerfully written. This book helps us to see people who seek abortions with clarity and compassion, as people in the real world, rather than as the objects of an...

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Toni at Random By Dana A. Williams

An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important period in American publishing and...

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The Road That Made America By James Dodson

In the bestselling tradition of Rinker Buck’s The Oregon Trail and Tony Horwitz’s Confederates in the Attic, The Road That Made America is a lively, epic account of one of the greatest untold stories in our nation’s history—the eight-hundred-mile long...

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Manufacturing My Miracle By Jill Dopf Viles

Who lives? Who dies? Who decides? One woman's quest to save her family from a rare hereditary disorder and what it means for our collective genetic futureJill Dopf Viles's genetic detective story takes readers on...

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Not Just a Period By Dr Hazel Wallace

Work with your cycle for better periods, more energy and a healthier you.Do you struggle with challenging or disruptive periods? Do your emotions and energy levels fluctuate throughout the month? Do you feel at the mercy of...

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Queer as Folklore By Sacha Coward

Queer as Folklore takes readers across centuries and continents which reveals the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, magic and fantasy. Featuring images from archives, galleries and museums around the world, each chapter investigates the queer...

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Generation Tarantino By Andrew J. Rausch

In iconic films like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino personified the spirit of '90s filmmaking, boldly forging his own opportunities rather than waiting for the movie industry to come knocking on his door. He and his fellow...

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Why Were Getting Poorer By Cahal Moran

An insider's guide to our broken economy and how it fails to serve us. ‘A fascinating examination of the failures of modern economics, and how these failures are harming us all' Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism...

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Bringing Up Beaver By John Aberth

A lively and charming account of one human’s relationship with an orphaned beaver kit.On May 10, 2020, an orphaned beaver kit was found in St. Albans, Vermont and handed over to John Aberth, a licensed...

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The Sleep Room By Jon Stock

A chilling true story of medical abuse, psychological manipulation, and the women who refused to be silenced.In the heart of postwar London, Dr. William Sargant was a revered psychiatrist with a glittering résumé. He was...

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A Trick Of The Mind By Daniel Yon

From a groundbreaking neuroscientist, a book that will reshape the way we understand how our brain perceives the world around us—for readers of Adam Grant's Think Again and Lisa Genova's Remember.How does your brain decide what it's seeing,...

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Self-Censorship By Glenn C. Loury

There is no such thing as free, unconstrained speech. Laws and constitutions may protect us from the state when we speak our minds. But the state is just one possible constraint. Glenn Loury, one of...

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he Blood in Winter By Jonathan Healey

In 1641, England exits a plague-ridden and politically unstable summer having reached a semblance of the English and Scottish armies have disbanded, legislation has passed to ensure Parliament will continue to sit and the people...

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Fascist Yoga By Stewart Home

The practice of yoga promises peace, self-realisation and release thanks to the power of its 'mystic' Indian origins. But what if this is just hype?In Fascist Yoga Stewart Home sweeps away the half-truths to tell a new...

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Looking at Women Looking at War By Victoria Amelina

Destined to be a classic, a poet’s powerful look at the courage of resistanceWhen Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country’s literary scene,...

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Inventing the Renaissance By Ada Palmer

An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe's golden age.From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we're told) heralds the dawning of a new...

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Righting Wrongs By Kenneth Roth

From the long-time head of Human Rights Watch, the fascinating and inspiring story of taking on the biggest villains and toughest autocrats around the world.In three decades under the leadership of Kenneth Roth, Human Rights...

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Electric Spark By Frances Wilson

The award-winning biographer Frances Wilson presents an exhilarating new look at Muriel Spark, a consummate artist of the twentieth century.“Is the story fact? Is it fiction? It is what it is,” said Muriel Spark.Muriel Spark...

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The Girl Who Baptized Herself By Meggan Watterson

An invigorating exploration of a paradigm-shifting and nearly erased first-century scripture about a teenager named Thecla, a story that reveals that the foundation of Christianity is far more radical and embracing of personal and collective...

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Alligator Tears By Edgar Gomez

A darkly comic memoir-in-essays about the scam of the American Dream and doing whatever it takes to survive in the Sunshine State—from the award-winning author of High-Risk HomosexualIn Florida, one of the first things you’re...

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The Rebel Empresses By Nancy Goldstone

From the acclaimed author of In the Shadow of the Empress comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe—Elisabeth, empress of Austria, and Eugénie, empress of France—and their efforts...

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Children of Radium By Joe Dunthorne

In the tradition of When Time Stopped and The Hare with Amber Eyes, this extraordinary family memoir investigates the dark legacy of the author’s great-grandfather, a talented German-Jewish chemist specializing in radioactive household products who wound up developing...

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Sister Sinner By Claire Hoffman

The dramatic rise, disappearance, and near-fall of Aimee Semple McPherson, America’s most famous woman evangelist.On a spring day in 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson wandered into the Pacific Ocean and vanished. Weeks later she reappeared in...

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Erased By Anna Malaika Tubbs

The new book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers.In Erased, Anna Malaika Tubbs recovers all that American patriarchy has tried to destroy.Across the world, patriarchy has oppressed women and denied their contributions,...

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