Joe Meno
“This ambitious, adventurous writer . . . recalls Anton Chekhov with his amused appreciation of human foibles.”—Wendy Smith, Chicago TribuneMore
Saree Makdisi, Alice Walker
“A compelling account . . . and a reminder that a true peace can be built only on justice.”—Desmond M. TutuMore
Clive James
“A generous helping of [James’s] very best, guaranteed to lift the spirit and raise the eyebrow.”—Billy CollinsMore
Diana Athill
Winner of the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography and a New York Times bestseller: a prize-winning, critically acclaimed memoir on life and aging —“An honest joy to read” (Alice Munro).More
Daniyal Mueenuddin
Finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in Fiction and the 2009 Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. “The rural rootedness and gentle humour of R.K. Narayan with the literary sophistication and stylishness of Jhumpa Lahiri.”—Financial TimesMore
Deborah Willis, Emily Bernard
A stunning, visual biography of Michelle Obama that finally puts her phenomenal fame into a cultural and historical context we can all understand.More
Michael Lewis
The New York Times bestseller: A masterful account of today’s money culture, showing how the underpricing of risk leads to catastrophe.More
Ted Gioia
“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMore
Robert Alter
One of Newsweek’s Best Books of the Year and winner of the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement.More
Tristram Stuart
The true cost of what the global food industry throws away.More
Anna Thomas
Winner of the James Beard Foundation Book of the Year, Healthy Focus: delicious recipes for vegetarian soups from the author of “the most influential cookbooks in the history of modern vegetarian cuisine” (Chicago Sun-Times).More
Annette Gordon-Reed
Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: “[A] commanding and important book.”—Jill Lepore, The New YorkerMore
Fuchsia Dunlop
“Destined, I think, to become a classic of travel writing.”—Paul Levy, The ObserverMore
Peter Silver
“With remarkable literary skill, Peter Silver . . . provokes hard thinking about the basic themes of our history.”—Sean Wilentz, The Rise of American DemocracyMore
John Dufresne
“Dufresne’s incandescent novel makes it clear that just living to tell a tale can be enough.” —PeopleMore