In a collection that includes new essays written explicitly for this volume, one of our sharpest and most influential critics confronts the past, present, and future of literary culture. Learn More

Morningstar is a memoir about the magic and inspiration of books from a beloved and bestselling author. Learn More

Aroused is a guided tour through the strange science of hormones and the age-old quest to control them. Learn More

Perfect for those who were just diagnosed or those who have had diabetes for a number of years and simply need to tighten self-care, this simple, effective program is the perfect way to get back in shape. Learn More

More than forty years ago, conservative Christianity emerged as a major force in American political life. Since then the movement has been analyzed and over-analyzed, declared triumphant and, more than once, given up for dead. But because outside observers have maintained a near-relentless focus on domestic politics, the most transformative development over the last several decades—the explosive growth of Christianity in the global south—has gone unrecognized by the wider public, even as it has transformed evangelical life, both in the US and abroad. Learn More

Countless times throughout our lives, we're presented with a choice to help another soul. Rescuing Ladybugs highlights the true stories of remarkable people who didn't look away from seemingly impossible-to-change situations and instead worked to save animals. Learn More

In the Country of Women is a valuable social history and a personal narrative that reads like a love song to America and indomitable women. Learn More

A passionate, sixty-eight-year-old author single-handedly fights ageism in the Hollywood networks and risks her TV series, fame, and fortune—finding controversial true love along the way. Learn More

Suffused with moral reflection and ending with a powerful epilogue on COVID-19's dizzying statistics, Counting will forever change our relationship with numbers. Learn More

Based on the popular Harvard University and edX course, Science and Cooking explores the scientific basis of why recipes work. Learn More

The acid-tongued Dorothy Parker is back and haunting the halls of the Algonquin with her piercing wit, audacious voice, and unexpectedly tender wisdom.

Heavenly peace? No, thank you. Dorothy Parker would rather wander the famous halls of the Algonquin Hotel, drink in hand, searching for someone, anyone, who will keep her company on this side of eternity. Learn More

From the author of hard-boiled detective fiction classics such as The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man comes a stunning collection of stories, several of which have never before been published. Learn More

The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people—northerners and southerners, soldiers and civilians, black people and white, men and women, rich and poor. Learn More

A breathtaking Georgia-mountain epic about the complex bond of mothers and daughters across a century. Learn More

Filmmaker Maggie MacGowen looks into the decades-old murder of a controversial cop, unaware that she and her camera will uncover events in his past that may be better left unknown. Learn More

When a shady politician frames three police officers by dredging up dirty allegations in order to gain the minority vote, investigative filmmaker Maggie MacGowen becomes determined to uncover the truth. Learn More

A Maggie McGowen Mystery. When her sister, Emily, is mysteriously shot in a Los Angeles alley and the evidence shows that it was not the result of random crime, filmmaker Maggie MacGowen must piece together the murder bit by bit. Learn More

Filmmaker Maggie MacGowen’s eye sees things other people miss, often the dark reasons people get lost, hurt—or killed. When a young LA prostitute she befriended turns up murdered, she’s driven to find out who the girl really is and why she died. Learn More

In these eight stories, Joyce Carol Oates, unparalleled as an investigator into the intricacies of human failing, deftly tests the bonds between damaged individuals—a brother and sister, a teacher and student, two strangers on a subway—in the fearless prose for which she is justly celebrated. Learn More