The Cigar Roller

A hypnotic portrayal of a Cuban cigar roller, now an old man trapped inside his useless body, compelled to relive his worst failures in order to conjure his fairest memories….

The Beholder’s Eye

“Aims to dispel the old journalistic clich”: that a journalist writing about him/herself is always ‘self-indulgent and, quite likely, narcissistic.” He couldn’t have put together a better lineup of writers…

Al-Jazeera

“A detailed, absorbing look at the organization, the world it covers and the international media. . . . In describing Al Jazeera’s rise, Miles illuminates the shaky balance the channel…

Levi’s Children

Vida

“Gloriously gifted and alarmingly intelligent, Patricia Engel writes with an almost fable-like intensity. . . . Here, friends, is the debut I have been waiting for.” —Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning…

The Neocon Reader

“I find both the substance and the rhetoric of many of the articles here inspiring. But even those who don’t might admire the imagination, forthrightness and clarity of most of…

T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.

“Shakur produces a visceral and strikingly real portrayal of gang life in Los Angeles, replete with sudden and inexplicable violence, revenge, betrayal, ostentatious living, racism, the strong arm of law…

The Mammoth Cheese

“Holman has fashioned a tale that is poignant and powerful and, like an award-winning cheese, surprisingly complex.” —Chris Bohjalian, The Washington Post Book World…

The Giant of the French Revolution

The Giant of the French Revolution tells the story of George-Jacques Danton—visionary leader and tragic hero—in a work The Economist called “a gripping story, beautifully told.”…