The Falcon Thief

By Joshua Hammer

The Falcon Thief

A wild tale of crime and punishment amid the world of raptors and rapscallions.

The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790

This dense, scholarly work is not for casual readers.

The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

By Yang Jisheng; translated by Stacy Mosher and Guo Jian

The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

A thoroughly researched account of the period often shorthanded as “China gone mad.”

Salt Water

By Josep Pla; translated by Peter Bush

Salt Water

There’s a lot to say about fish in Fornells.

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Fishing Village

Compassionate realism illuminates this account of a working-class seaside town in England.

Writing the Virus: New Work from StatORec Magazine

Edited by Andrea Scrima and David Dario Winner

Writing the Virus: New Work from StatORec Magazine

Though chronicling a pandemic, this anthology’s overarching message is one of hope.

Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present

This textbook-like volume isn’t for casual rabbit-outta-the-hat hobbyists.

Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America

An unfocused, ultimately disappointing treatise on “us vs. them.”