The master wordsmith reflects on his stumbles and false starts.

• Non-Fiction,
• English Language & Writing,

A flamboyant, long-disappeared sister returns to the family fold.

• Fiction,

A dense, comprehensive look at an ongoing struggle.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,
• Political Science,

The actual — and existential — cost of our oceanfront idylls.

• Non-Fiction,
• Transportation,
• Travel,

A valuable, overly dense account of the pivotal Casablanca Conference.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,

A one-time political prisoner takes a surreal, mesmerizing journey back to Africa.

• Fiction,

What’s fueling this pernicious, illiberal fire?

• Non-Fiction,
• Political Science,

A man seeks answers about his past — and a beloved Italian village’s role in WWII.

• Fiction,
• Historical Fiction,