The Library of Lost Maps: An Archive of a World in Progress

An exquisite homage to the charts that plot the way.

Judy Blume: A Life

By Mark Oppenheimer

Judy Blume: A Life

An adoring ode to the beloved author.

The Doctors’ Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America

Extraneous details bury the thrills in this corpse-stealing tale.

Black in Blues

By Imani Perry

Black in Blues

A mesmerizing ode to a hue and a history.

The Neighborhood: Space, State, and Daily Life in a Manchurian City

An unremarkable Chinese crossroads proves anything but.

The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief

A fascinating look at the poet’s private doubts.

Lorne

By Susan Morrison

Lorne

A solid if undramatic look at the iconic showrunner.

Jesus Wept

By Philip Shenon

Jesus Wept

A detailed, journalistic chronicle of pivotal, sometimes problematic clergymen.