Natural Rivals by John Clayton
/
Two towering figures in the history of American wildlife conservation advance and refine the concept of public lands in America.
Read More
The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
/
Russell’s prose is appropriately simplistic, but rich with nuance.
Read MoreThe Ghost Clause by Howard Norman
/
Tells its multiple stories with a clean workmanship that feels both old-fashioned and a bit revolutionary.
Read MoreSwipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
/
Infectiously page-turning, despite being laughably silly (a familiar to Patterson fans).
Read MoreThe Twentysomething Soul by Tim Clydesdale & Kathleen Garces-Foley
/
A very readable guide surveying the inner faith-lives of a generation most Americans find baffling at best.
Read MoreProfessor Andersen’s Night by Dag Solstad
/
Solstad’s prose is efficient, curlicued with self-reflection, wrapping itself around patches of dry irony with ease.
Read MoreInland by Téa Obreht
/
A novel guaranteed to appear on every “most anticipated” list before a word of it had been written.
Read MoreKnow-It-All Society by Michael Patrick Lynch
/
Lynch encourages us to quest for knowledge by constant inquiry.
Read More
Dear Justice League by Michael Northrop
/
Northrop’s writing exactly matches the upbeat humor of Duarte’s visuals.
Read More
I Know What I Saw by Linda S. Godfrey
/
A delightful, completely involving book, chock-full of things that don’t exist.
Read MoreBram Stoker's Dracula
/
By far the best thing to come of Bram Stoker’s Dracula was the comic-book mini-series back in 1992.
Read MoreMosquito by Timothy Winegard
/
An engaging account of the mosquito’s impact on the broader world.
Read MoreProud Boys and the White Ethnostate by Alexandra Minna Stern
/
A point-by-point anatomy of a threat that’s only just begun to do its worst societal damage.
Read MoreThe Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor
/
Smart and interesting arguments as to why law can create inequality.
Read MoreGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
/
Gods of Jade and Shadow combines whimsy, adventure, and an uplifting central message.
Read MoreIn the Valleys of the Noble Beyond by John Zada
/
Despite the towering creature at its heart, the genius of In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond is most often its human pathos.
Read MoreAmerica’s Reluctant Prince by Steven M. Gillon
/
The real accomplishment of America’s Reluctant Prince is the extent to which it rises above the usual froth of wealth and scandal.
Read MoreThe Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies by Robert Kirk
/
There’s a deep, humanist value to be found in Kirk’s investigations.
Read More