Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos

An engrossing look at Yevgeny Prighozin’s soldiers-for-hire.

Orwell’s Ghosts

By Laura Beers

Orwell’s Ghosts

What an astute author from the past might say about our murky present.

Cull of the Wild

By Hugh Warwick

Cull of the Wild

Is there a better way for us animals to coexist?

Echoes of the Water War: Legacies of Cochabamba, Bolivia

A (mostly) heartening account of citizens fighting back.

Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free

Meet the most influential clothier you’ve never heard of.

Chasing Beauty

By Natalie Dykstra

Chasing Beauty

How the creator of a popular Boston museum refined her artistic vision.

Shadow Men

By James Polchin

Shadow Men

An expertly spun tale of unequal justice in the 1920s.