Strange Fruit: Racism and Community Life in the Chesapeake — 1850 to the Present

A look at the longstanding racial strife in Maryland’s Somerset County.

These Precious Days: Essays

A wry collection suffused with elegiac considerations of what brings meaning to our lives.

All About the Story

By Leonard Downie Jr.

All About the Story

The longtime editor tells a compelling — if no-frills — tale.

Yellowstone Wolves

Edited by Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler, and Daniel R. MacNulty

Yellowstone Wolves

An informative, evocative compendium celebrating the famed predators.

John Lewis: The Last Interview and Other Conversations

The late congressman’s star continues to shine.

People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

“The past is alive, trembling within the present.”

Dolly Parton, Songteller

By Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann

Dolly Parton, Songteller

An American treasure tells it like it is.