A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
By Melvin Patrick Ely
The boundaries between the enslaved and the free were blurry but never invisible.
We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are June’s winners.
An Interview with John A. Jenkins
By Bert Brandenburg
The journalist talks Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, and the summer when everything came to a head.
Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post
By Martin Baron
The paper’s former top editor offers a no-nonsense appraisal of his tenure.
Big new titles perfect for the littles.
The Book of Goose
By Yiyun Li
A young woman reflects on a complicated long-ago friendship.
Sweet in Tooth and Claw
By Kristin Ohlson
How species benefit by working together.
Crusade to Heal America: The Remarkable Life of Mary Lasker
By Judith L. Pearson
Meet the formidable woman who sought to make us all healthier.
Enjoy this Grateful American™ reading recommendation!
The Globe: How the Earth Became Round
By James Hannam
Our fascinating journey toward a spherical world.
The Enchanters: A Novel
By James Ellroy
This over-the-top potboiler may be too much for all but the author’s diehard fans.
