Diane Ackerman
As Diane Ackerman writes in her brilliant new book, The Human Age, "our relationship with nature has changed…radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable."More
Elizabeth Green
A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
We’ve all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great?More
Anand Giridharadas
A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Boston Globe 'Best Nonfiction of 2014' (Kate Tuttle’s pick)
NPR, Staff Pick: 'The Dark Side, Science and Society & Eye Opening Reads Categories'
Amazon, 'Best Books of 2014: Nonfiction'
Imagine that a terrorist tried to kill you. If you could face him again, on your terms, what would you do?More
Sandra Tsing Loh
A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
From an "imaginatively twisted and fearless" writer (Los Angeles Times), a hilarious memoir of middle age.More
Allan Gurganus
With the meteoric success of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Allan Gurganus placed himself among America’s most original and emotionally engaged storytellers. If his first comic novel mapped the late nineteenth-century South, Local Souls brings the twisted hilarity of Flannery O’Connor kicking into our new century.More
Susan Gubar
A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
"Staggering, searing…Ms. Gubar deserves the highest admiration for her bravery and honesty."—New York Times
MoreFlorence Williams
An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.More
Andrew Graham-Dixon
“This book resees its subject with rare clarity and power as a painter for the 21st century.”—Hilary Spurling, New York Times Book ReviewMore
Stephen Greenblatt
Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Non-FictionMore
Maggie Nelson
“A vibrant and engaged work from a writer and thinker who is worthy of our attention.”—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles TimesMore
Manil Suri
“Enchanting. . . . Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence.”—TimeMore
Dale Carpenter
A 2012 New York Times Notable Book
"A real-life detective story that reveals the drama behind the scenes of a great Supreme Court victory for human rights." —Linda GreenhouseMore
Alistair MacLeod
Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award: “The genius of his stories is to render his fictional world as timeless.”—Colm TóibínMore
Eric Foner
“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeMore
Kwame Anthony Appiah
"[Appiah's] work reveals the heart and sensitivity of a novelist. . . .Fascinating, erudite and beautifully written."—The New York Times Book ReviewMore