Afghanistan

By Jonathan L. Lee

Afghanistan

The conflict-torn country has long known bloodshed and terror.

Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink

By Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink

A short yet brave look at the human dimensions of an evolving East-West drama.

Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World

A witty and wide-ranging foray into arithmetical blunders.

In the Land of Men: A Memoir

An editor reflects on her time spent at Esquire — and in thrall to David Foster Wallace.

Prisoner

By Jason Rezaian

Prisoner

An American journalist recounts his ordeal suffered at the hands of the Islamic Republic.

The Boston Massacre: A Family History

By mining archival records, the author brings the human side of the long-ago tragedy to life.

The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties

Solid writing and research aside, this jeremiad about our changing national landscape reveals the author’s bitterness.

Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era

A difficult and necessary look at the quest for justice in Mississippi.