Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir

An exquisitely written conversion story which expounds upon personal and collective identity.

By Peter Brannen

The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past

A science journalist offers up a passionately researched book on a gloomy topic, but leaves space for hope.

Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

An accomplished journalist chronicles the life and times of Liberia’s first female leader.

Papi: My Story

By David Ortiz with Michael Holley

Papi: My Story

A tour-de-force autobiography from one of baseball’s greatest hitters

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate

Like Mitch McConnell, you’ll laugh so hard that milk shoots out your nose.

Shake it Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z

A mostly melodic compendium of essays on the music that made us.

Lincoln’s Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac

An extensive examination of the men who led the Union’s military during the Civil War

By Nicholas Fox Weber

Freud’s Trip to Orvieto

An art historian interprets the father of psychoanalysis via a cycle of sexually charged paintings.