Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel

This lengthy account of a trailblazing suffragist buries its subject until details about the era in which she lived.

150 Glimpses of the Beatles

An unusual, uneven look at the Fab Four.

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

A superb reappraisal of a literary and feminist legend whose death has too much eclipsed her work.

Unmaking the Presidency

By Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes

Unmaking the Presidency

America’s current “I dare you” commander-in-chief underscores how completely the position hinges on the noble intent of its holder.

Let Me Tell You What I Mean

In this new collection, the famed essayist demonstrates her longstanding mastery of the form.

American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption

A woman is forced to relinquish her newborn in this eye-opening look at the dark side of an allegedly benevolent industry.

Aftershocks: A Memoir

Mapping and mining the topography of grief.

Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

With searing honesty, a retired soldier/professor comes to terms with his lifelong worship of a traitor.