Search Results for: American
Browsing the Backlist: Memorial Day Reads
…forefront of that revolution: the daredevil Americans of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew in French planes, wore French uniforms, and showed the world an American brand of heroism before the…
Books to Read on Earth Day
…only a high-school diploma tries to stop one of the wealthiest families in America? Untamed is the story of an American original standing her ground and fighting for what she…
14 Queer Book Recommendations to Read During Pride
…So good.”—Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park A funny, transporting, surprising, and poignant novel that was one of the highest…
Orphan Bachelors
by Fae Myenne NgCALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL WINNER FOR NONFICTION From the bestselling and award-winning author of the novels Bone and Steer Toward Rock, Fae Myenne Ng’s Orphan Bachelors is an extraordinary…
When the Stars Begin to Fall
by Theodore Roosevelt JohnsonA bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of racism in America
Monkey Boy
by Francisco GoldmanA novel of enormous achievement, Monkey Boy tells the tale of Francisco Goldberg, a middle-aged writer who grapples with the challenges of family and love, legacies of violence and war,…
Wild Minds
by Reid MitenbulerThe vivid and untold story of the Golden Age of classic animation and the often larger-than-life artists who created some of the most iconic cartoon characters of the twentieth century
Sharp
by Michelle DeanFrom celebrated literary critic Michelle Dean, a powerful portrait of ten women writers who managed to make their voices heard amid a culture of sexism
Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man
by Christopher Hitchens“A better case can be made for the claim that Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man actually affected history than for other books so far published in the series, and Christopher…
So Brave, Young, and Handsome
by Leif Enger“So Brave, Young, and Handsome is a sharp and brainy redemption tale, with all the twists and turns and thrills of a dime-store western. . . . [Enger’s] laid claim…
