The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing: An Almost True Account

An entertaining fictional pusher reveals sobering real-life truths.

Almost Hemingway: The Adventures of Negley Farson, Foreign Correspondent

This now-obscure author deserves a place outside of Papa's shadow.

Watergate’s Forgotten Hero: Frank Wills, Night Watchman

The story of a sad but hardly unnoticed Nixon-era figure.

What Passes as Love: A Novel

By Trisha R. Thomas

What Passes as Love: A Novel

An escaped slave navigates the white world in a suspenseful bid for freedom.

First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents

Presidential pals finally get their due in this rollicking read.

Pale

By Edward A. Farmer

Pale

The lingering shadow of the Old South hangs over this masterful contemporary tale.

Iron Empires

By Michael Hiltzik

Iron Empires

The railways made the U.S. what it is today. Do financiers deserve all the credit?

Real Estate: A Living Autobiography

A master of the philosophical memoir ponders the concept of “home.”