Zen Poetry

Wavemaker II

“Hughes is a writer of dexterity and imagination, with a great feel for sensory images. . . . [Hughes] guides us into a skillfully charted plot about the complex nature…

Wanting

“Flanagan sets his novel in the wilds of nineteenth-century Tasmania and evokes its inhabitants with exquisite precision. . . . An entirely unified meditation on desire, ‘the cost of its…

Untouchable

“The first deep-dive narrative by a veteran journalist covering the King of Pop’s convoluted final years on earth . . . [Untouchable] helps cast Jackson in a new light.” —Los…

The Risk of Infidelity Index

“When Americans discover Christopher G. Moore, they’re going to strip the bookstores bare of his work. The Risk of Infidelity Index is taut, spooky, intelligent, and beautifully written.” —T. Jefferson…

Return to Glory

Fifty years after Ford’s landmark victory at Le Mans, a veteran journalist chronicles the creation, racing, and triumph of a new Ford GT….

Mount Clutter

“Lindsay is blessed with the sort of X-ray vision a philosopher would kill for. . . . She uncovers a curio cabinet of delights that illuminates, as if from within,…

The Mekong

“For those who have not read about the exploration of the Mekong or the discovery of Angkor and the impact it had on the outside world, there is perhaps no…

The Gandhi Reader

“The best of Gandhi in every area,”complete enough to give the reader not just a sampling”but a quite comprehensive grasp of Gandhi’s philosophy of life. It is difficult to imagine…

From Holmes to Sherlock

A talented Sherlock Holmes expert brings to life the history of one of the most enduring characters in literature, from the Victorian era to today.