Mothertrucker: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America

A bittersweet exploration of God, violence, and the power of friendship.

The Archivist: A Novel

This overly long whodunit is a winner nonetheless.

A Guardian Angel Recalls

By Willem Frederik Hermans; translated by David Colmer

A Guardian Angel Recalls

The German invasion of Holland forms the background of a man’s struggle to find himself.

The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III

He’s hardly the bumbling, rapping monarch from “Hamilton.”

The Fighting Bunch

By Chris DeRose

The Fighting Bunch

American GIs overthrow Tennessee autocrats in this inspiring, if overstuffed, real-life tale.

The Cold Millions

By Jess Walter

The Cold Millions

This extraordinary story of an early 1900s class struggle cements the author’s place among America’s finest writers.

Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill

The man behind the myth was pretty remarkable, too.