The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici

An absorbing tale of betrayal and deadly political alliances during the Renaissance.

Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexico’s Most Dangerous Drug Cartel

A true story of crime and violence on both sides of the border.

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North

A memoir set against a bleak, frigid backdrop refuses to be yet another landmark in contemporary feminist literature.

Riverine: A Memoir from Anywhere But Here

Moving away from one man and toward another, a woman seeks to make peace with her past.

The Glamour of Strangeness: Artists and the Last Age of the Exotic

Recalling a time when creative types could lose themselves — and find inspiration — in the utterly foreign.

True Believer: Stalin’s Last American Spy

Did his love of communism mean Noel Field was a turncoat?

The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

Savor this deeply researched love letter to every bibliophile’s favorite thing.

The Kingdom of Speech

A flawed, often superficial treatise on the origins of human language.