The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943

In the second book in this masterful new history of World War II in the West, James Holland tackles the Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia, the formal entry of America…

Ancestor Stones

“A compelling drama and a thoughtful, sensual study of women’s survival.” —Entertainment Weekly…

The American Home Front: 1941-1942

“Revealing portrait. . . . A vivid, endlessly interesting view of the home front.” —Kirkus Reviews…

The Applicant

A singular debut from “an important and radical new literary voice” (Elif Batuman), The Applicant explores with wit and brevity what it means to be an immigrant, woman, and emerging…

A Drink with Shane MacGowan

“Entertaining and shocking at the same time. . . . Informative and fun. . . . This book is really good because, in a sense, it is one long fascinating…

The Gods of Greece

Budapest

“In an age of borders, Chico Buarque’s masterpiece Budapest dissolves frontiers, creating an odd new world, where everything is being constantly reborn: words, writing, language, loss, and, above all, love….

Everything Is Wonderful

“Sigrid Rausing’s memoir is a charming, unsettling, and unusually intimate glimpse into the life of an Estonian village in transition.” —Anne Applebaum…

Hue 1968

From “a master of narrative journalism” (New York Times Book Review), a riveting history of the biggest and bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War….

Big Week

From acclaimed military historian James Holland, the vivid and dramatic story of the Allied air campaign that paved the way for D-Day