In the Company of Men: A Novel

A moving chronicle of the West African Ebola outbreak narrated by witnesses to the devastation.

False Light: A Novel

By Eric Dezenhall

False Light: A Novel

Humorous suspense makes for a fun read, occasional stumbles aside.

Restoration Heart: A Memoir

A middle-aged Brit at loose ends embraces his landed-gentry roots.

The Removed: A Novel

By Brandon Hobson

The Removed: A Novel

A Cherokee family struggles to survive trauma past and present.

Dressed for a Dance in the Snow

By Monika Zgustova; translated by Julie Jones

Dressed for a Dance in the Snow

Aching depths of purpose and meaning are explored in these conversations with female gulagniks.

The Cost of Loyalty

By Tim Bakken

The Cost of Loyalty

This problematic look at America's fighting forces feels like a list of personal grievances.

The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790

This dense, scholarly work is not for casual readers.

Doomed Romance: Broken Hearts, Lost Souls, and Sexual Tumult in Nineteenth-Century America

A rare look at an evangelical woman’s attempt to expand her world in the early 1800s.