Tinker to Evers to Chance: The Chicago Cubs and the Dawn of Modern America

What’s not to like about a baseball book inspired by a bit of poetry?

The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote

A ripping account of the epic battle for parity at the ballot box.

South and West

By Joan Didion

South and West

Occasional flashes of brilliance can't save this flimsy collection unworthy of its author.

Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR

Untangling one of geopolitics' most fraught relationships.

The Ambulance Drivers

By James McGrath Morris

The Ambulance Drivers

A superb examination of the bond that helped shape the modern literary movement in America.

The Plague of War

By Jennifer T. Roberts

The Plague of War

An erudite retelling of the brutal long-ago clashes.

The Stowaway: A Young Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica

The winning tale of an intrepid teen and his burning desire to see the world’s coldest continent.

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

Don’t buy into the gloom and doom, the author argues. Things are better than they’ve ever been.