An Interview with Laura Zigman
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
In her new book, the author turns a gimlet eye toward the publishing industry.
What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption
By Paige Towers
A brutal crime reveals the rot inside the Holt adoption agency.
Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors
Edited by Desiree Cooper
An expansive exploration of summertime Detroit.
Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American
By Ian MacAllen
This history of a beloved cuisine is rich in facts but dry as a box of Barilla.
Up in Flames
By E.R. Frank
When books are destroyed, so is humanity.
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Recalling a forbidden midcentury romance.
The Sack of Detroit
By Kenneth Whyte
Though persuasive in places, this exhaustive history overstates its case.
Facing the Mountain
By Daniel James Brown
An extraordinary tale of bravery on the battlefield and the home front.
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Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning
By Liz Prato
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A mixed-bag reflection on a singular generation.
The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon’s Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
By Lindsey Fitzharris
An affecting yet disorderly account of a pioneering doctor’s life-changing work.
