Drafted

By Heywood Gould

Drafted

A rollicking, smart-alecky recollection of a turbulent time in America.

The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond

By Chris Blackwell with Paul Morley

The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond

Reflections of a Brit kingmaker whose hits outnumbered his misses. Barely.

First & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100

Edited by Elizabeth Hightower Allen

First & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100

Pondering the past and future of a New Mexico treasure.

Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches that Would Have Rewritten History

An edifying, bloated chronicle of what might’ve been.

Ethel Rosenberg

By Anne Sebba

Ethel Rosenberg

This riveting biography of the infamous “spy” makes a persuasive case for its subject’s innocence.

Before Central Park

By Sara Cedar Miller

Before Central Park

Unpacking the origins of Manhattan’s seminal space.

The Columnist

By Donald A. Ritchie

The Columnist

The real-life story behind a storied American muckraker.

To Walk About in Freedom: The Long Emancipation of Priscilla Joyner

A formerly enslaved person shares her gripping yet incomplete story.