We March at Midnight: A War Memoir

A searing recollection of life on the battlefield.

Almost Hemingway: The Adventures of Negley Farson, Foreign Correspondent

This now-obscure author deserves a place outside of Papa's shadow.

Watergate’s Forgotten Hero: Frank Wills, Night Watchman

The story of a sad but hardly unnoticed Nixon-era figure.

First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents

Presidential pals finally get their due in this rollicking read.

Iron Empires

By Michael Hiltzik

Iron Empires

The railways made the U.S. what it is today. Do financiers deserve all the credit?

Real Estate: A Living Autobiography

A master of the philosophical memoir ponders the concept of “home.”

What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction

A master of understated storytelling offers her insights on the craft.

Burning Man: The Trials of D.H. Lawrence

An unusual, challenging portrait of the once-canonical author.