Silver, Sword & Stone

A trio of themes dominates the saga, argues the author: mineral wealth, violence, and spirituality.

Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own

A impassioned corrective to “the lie” at the center of our country’s foundation.

This Land Is Our Land

By Suketu Mehta

This Land Is Our Land

Is it time for oppressed peoples to collect what's owed them?

Humankind: A Hopeful History

This book makes a compelling and much-needed argument for the innate decency of humans.

Before Trans: Three Gender Stories from Nineteenth-Century France

A fascinating analysis of identity, women’s rights, and literature as a transformative tool.

Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today

This part-scholarship, part-memoir debut explores the many charges leveled at unruly ladies through the ages.

The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird

A wild tale of crime and punishment amid the world of raptors and rapscallions.