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Jonathan Freedland tells the story of Rudolf Vrba, the first Jewish person to escape from Auschwitz, with a novelist’s verve.

Jonathan Freedland tells the story of Rudolf Vrba, the first Jewish person to escape from Auschwitz, with a novelist's verve.

Nicole Eustace brings the colonial era to life as she examines the murder of a Seneca man in 1722 Pennsylvania.

Nicole Eustace brings the colonial era to life as she examines the murder of a Seneca man in 1722 Pennsylvania.

The essays in Conversations With Birds are rendered in finely wrought prose, steeped in memory and thrumming with endless curiosity about nature.

The essays in Conversations With Birds are rendered in finely wrought prose, steeped in memory and thrumming with endless curiosity about nature.

“The Great British Baking Show” judge Prue Leith delivers on the promise of toast as an art form in this cookbook.

“The Great British Baking Show” judge Prue Leith delivers on the promise of toast as an art form in this cookbook.

Baking by Feel includes mental health advice alongside delicious recipes organized by which feeling might be driving you to bake or eat.

Baking by Feel includes mental health advice alongside delicious recipes organized by which feeling might be driving you to bake or eat.

You’ve never seen rustic expatriation evoked quite so lusciously as it is in An American in Provence, photographer Jamie Beck’s pictorial memoir.

You’ve never seen rustic expatriation evoked quite so lusciously as it is in An American in Provence, photographer Jamie Beck’s pictorial memoir.

Susan Barba has gathered a captivating bouquet of plant-inspired writings, with prose and poetry from contemporary greats and canon-dwellers alike.

Susan Barba has gathered a captivating bouquet of plant-inspired writings, with prose and poetry from contemporary greats and canon-dwellers alike.

Toil and Trouble examines the ways in which women throughout history have found agency, self-expression, financial gain and political influence in witchcraft.

Toil and Trouble examines the ways in which women throughout history have found agency, self-expression, financial gain and political influence in witchcraft.

J.W. Ocker emphasizes the lively lore surrounding Bigfoot creatures, et al., and how these tales both shape and are shaped by their mythical subjects’ supposed stomping grounds.

J.W. Ocker emphasizes the lively lore surrounding Bigfoot creatures, et al., and how these tales both shape and are shaped by their mythical subjects' supposed stomping grounds.

This Is What It Sounds Like is like two books in one: stories of some of our most beloved musicians coupled with insights about how our brains decipher music.

This Is What It Sounds Like is like two books in one: stories of some of our most beloved musicians coupled with insights about how our brains decipher music.

The High Desert reclaims punk on behalf of Blackness and does so with electric style.

The High Desert reclaims punk on behalf of Blackness and does so with electric style.

Spun from Nancy Marie Brown’s deep knowledge of Iceland, Looking for the Hidden Folk is a fascinating inquiry into the Icelandic belief in elves.

Spun from Nancy Marie Brown’s deep knowledge of Iceland, Looking for the Hidden Folk is a fascinating inquiry into the Icelandic belief in elves.

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