Susan Gubar
A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
In this moving memoir, a renowned feminist scholar explores the physical and psychological ordeal of living with ovarian cancer.More
Richard White
"A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." —Michael Kazin, New York Times Book ReviewMore
Anne Enright
2012 Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Award for Excellence in Literature
"This stunning novel by a Booker Prize winner . . . Offers up its brilliance by way of astonishingly effective storytelling."—Booklist, starred reviewMore
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
Molly Stevens
A master teacher provides delicious recipes and explains the principles behind the essential technique of roasting.More
Eric Foner
“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeMore
Mary Helen Stefaniak
“A delightful story. . . . Once you enter its pages and the worlds therein, it’s hard to leave.”—Carol Bicak, Omaha World HeraldMore
Nicole Krauss
Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Fiction
Winner of the 2011 ABA Indies Choice Honor Award in Fiction
Winner of the 2011 Anisfield-Wolf Award
Shortlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize in Fiction
A powerful, soaring novel about a stolen desk that contains the secrets, and becomes the obsession, of the lives it passes through.More
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
Yunte Huang
Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Book: “An ingenious and absorbing book. . . . It will permanently change the way we tell this troubled yet gripping story.”—Jonathan SpenceMore
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, Philip D. Zelikow
Authorized Text, Shorter Edition
“A document of historic sweep and almost unprecedented detail.”—Washington PostMore
Maxine Kumin
"The power that Kumin draws from and brings to literature is potent and seemingly inexhaustible."—BooklistMore
Dahlia Ravikovitch, Chana Bloch, Chana Kronfeld
“[Ravikovitch’s] poems hum their messages like tuning forks. . . . [She] reaches visionary heights.”—Margot Lurie, New CriterionMore
David Kastin
The first biography of the legendary Rothschild heiress who reigned as New York’s “Jazz Baroness.”More