Release Your Inner Roman

A Cambridge don serves up a tongue-in-cheek guide to classical etiquette.

Haunted

By Leo Braudy

Haunted

A scholarly yet readable treatise on things that go bump in the night.

Cuba: A Cultural History

By Alan West-Durán

Cuba: A Cultural History

A concise and panoramic view of the major players, themes, and products that have shaped the island nation.

By Leo Braudy

Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural W

A scholarly yet readable treatise on things that go bump in the night.

The Kingdom of Speech

A flawed, often superficial treatise on the origins of human language.

Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass Shootings

An even-handed assessment of a modern-day scourge.

The World According to Star Wars

A prominent legal scholar and social commentator attempts to interpret the blockbuster franchise

By Ander Monson

Letter to a Future Lover: Marginalia, Errata, Secrets, Inscriptions, and Other Ephemera Found in Lib

A timely reminder of the role books play as artifacts with their own sense of history.