Fierce Ambition

By Jennet Conant

Fierce Ambition

The brash, uncompromising journalist did it her way.

The Genius of Their Age

By S. Frederick Starr

The Genius of Their Age

Meet Central Asia’s original polymaths.

Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist

A mesmerizing account of the endlessly curious Founding Father.

Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn

An overly narrow focus hobbles this otherwise solid work.

To Free the Captives

By Tracy K. Smith

To Free the Captives

A searing, soaring lament to our better angels.

The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party

The Kentucky senator long intended to bend Congress to his will.

Longstreet

By Elizabeth R. Varon

Longstreet

An absorbing look at the brave soldier who rejected the original “Big Lie.”

Carson the Magnificent

By Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas