My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route

A wrenching account of what people will endure in search of a better life.

George Washington

By David O. Stewart

George Washington

An intelligent, affecting portrait of our nation’s original striver.

Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule

A slim, fascinating chronicle of fearless female monarchs.

The Republic of Violence: The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson’s America

A propulsive account of anti-slavery crusaders in the early 19th century.

Can’t Even

By Anne Helen Petersen

Can’t Even

Why the kids aren’t alright.

George Soros: A Life in Full

By Peter L.W. Osnos

George Soros: A Life in Full

An uneven look at an extraordinary man.

Athens: City of Wisdom

A detailed if not altogether necessary new history.