The Girl in the Spider’s Web
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Alvarez seems to have cracked the code for how to translate these novels to the screen.
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The Calculus of Violence by Aaron Sheehan-Dean
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An examination of the agonizing debates about the meaning of a just war in the Civil War era.
Read MoreThe End of the End of the Earth: Essays by Jonathan Franzen
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Communicates a compelling voice from a speaker who’s well-intentioned, well-studied and considerate, but hopelessly aloof.
Read MoreImpeachment: An American History
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Exploring the only three impeachment cases from history, as well as its power and meaning for today.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact”
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Not your ordinary pastiche as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself pursues Jack the Ripper. . .
Read MoreLiterary Landscapes, edited by John Sutherland
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Explore how the geography of some of our favorite literary works influence storytelling as well as the reader’s response.
Read MoreSentinel by Francesca Lidia Viano
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The general public has embraced The Statute of Liberty like no other work of art in the American experience.
Read More8 Bit Apocalypse by Alex Rubens
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Video game writer Alex Rubens sets out to chronicle the game’s creation as well as its lasting impact on both gaming and popular culture.
Read MoreNever Home Alone by Rob Dunn
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The revelation – thrilling and unsettling in equal measure – that the plain old precincts of our homes are alien wonderlands of the exotic and the unexpected.
Read MoreChurchill: The Statesman as Artist
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This book address Churchill's place in the annals of art, mainly because Churchill doesn't have one – he was an ardent dabbler and nothing more.
Read MoreNobody Hates Trump More Than Trump by David Shields
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The author presents the idea that the President’s psychological makeup and insecurities are hiding behind the façade of a bully.
Read MorePenguins on Parade: The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration!
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Space programs all around the world are testing ever more ambitious plans and this book belongs in the library of every readers who’s been following that journey.
Read MoreBig Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II by James Holland
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An account of one of the turning-point engagements of World War II.
Read MoreFinding a New Midwestern History
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The cultures and histories of the Midwest assayed from dozens of different vantage points, displaying a huge region of the United States that's often written off.
Read MoreDon’t Quit Your Day Job by Michael Fedo
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Smart, determined would-be writers will learn a great deal from this veteran’s favorite stories.
Read MoreRonald Reagan: An Intellectual Biography By David T. Byrne
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Byrne frames his study in terms of Reagan’s ideas, political philosophy, and his religious faith.
Read MoreThomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life By Diarmaid MacCulloch
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A wonderfully eloquent and challenging massive new interpretation of Cromwell’s life and times.
Read MoreThe Library Book by Susan Orlean
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As it delves into the horrible day when the Central Library burned, it also explores the library’s past and its role as the heart and soul of our country.
Read MoreTrue Indie by Don Coscarelli
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A memoir by a celebrated filmmaker that serves more as a crash course in independent film.
Read MoreClassic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s
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A grand arrangement of five classic and addictively readable pulp novels,
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