Rockaway, Diane Cardwell’s memoir of the ways that surfing launched her into a new life, is as invigorating as waxing up your board and getting in the water.
In The Madwoman and he Roomba, Sandra Tsing Loh chronicles her 55th year of life with let-it-all-hang-out charm.
This colorful little volume starts around 1900 and offers a brisk romp through recent queer history, with a heavy dose of the arts and popular culture.
Bakari Sellers beautifully evokes the South Carolina low country to explain how its backbreaking poverty and history of relentless racism molded him.
For anyone who has wondered how their identity is impacted by the ways others see them, Fairest is an extraordinary story of one woman’s self-reckoning.
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.
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