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…

10 Powerful Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

…Before the End, After the Beginning by Dagoberto Glib An exquisite collection of ten stories that takes readers through the American Southwest, from Los Angeles and Albuquerque to El Paso…

Be Your Own Professor: Curating a Personal Curriculum

… An Introduction to 20th Century American Poetry Wait ‘Till I’m Dead by Allen Ginsburg A stunning collection of never-before-published poetry from one of the most influential writers of the…

Orphan Bachelors

by Fae Myenne Ng

CALIFORNIA 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 Johnson

A bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of racism in America

Monkey Boy

by Francisco Goldman

A 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 Mitenbuler

The 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 Dean

From celebrated literary critic Michelle Dean, a powerful portrait of ten women writers who managed to make their voices heard amid a culture of sexism

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