A hapless road trip with eccentric, iconic Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges anchors Jay Parini’s novelistic coming-of-age memoir.
Two Trees Make a Forest charts Jessica J. Lee’s ardent quest to discover and reconcile her family’s past with her need to claim an ancestral home in Taiwan.
Sara Schaefer’s writing is radiant, whether she’s describing the wonder of the Grand Canyon or her early years as a stand-up comedian in New York City.
Memorial Drive is the harrowing, poetic story of Natasha Trethewey’s deepening love for her mother, which has survived long after her mother’s death.
Is Rape a Crime? blends Michelle Bowdler’s own narrative with detailed research about how law enforcement—from crime labs to individual cops—fail rape victims.
To understand Teddy Roosevelt and his passion for American wilderness, David Gessner digs into a cultural and political history as complex as Roosevelt himself.
Anyone looking for a compact, highly readable history of the American political movement known as populism will enjoy Thomas Frank’s The People, No.
Robert Weintraub’s The Divine Miss Marble reawakens the legacy of a famous female tennis player whose name has all but disappeared.
After losing a marriage, a job, a house and a circle of friends, an anonymous writer became a vessel for the voice of beloved online figure Duchess Goldblatt.
In Simply Golden, Angela Garbacz reveals her top tricks for delicious sweets that are also gluten free and vegan.
Armed with See You at the Campground, even the most avid camper will be better prepared for the next adventure with children in tow.
After exploring the solutions offered in Megean Weldon’s An Almost Zero Waste Life, readers will be enthusiastic about their ability to slash their trash.
John Moe is a great narrator, finding humor in the topic of depression but never making light of it.
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