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The Eastern Front

The Eastern Front

by Nick Lloyd; read by Elliot Fitzpatrick

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available August

The first major history in fifty years of the often overlooked Eastern Front of the First World War, where a more fluid conflict resulted in the destruction of great empires and the rise of the Soviet Union. Learn More

The Ripple Effect

The Ripple Effect

by Enze Han; read by David Pham Huynh

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

Many studies of China's relations with Southeast Asia focus on how Beijing has used its power asymmetry to achieve regional influence. Yet, scholars and pundits often fail to appreciate the complexity of the contemporary Chinese state and society, and just how fragmented, decentralized, and internationalized China is today. In The Ripple Effect, Enze Han argues that a focus on the Chinese state alone is not sufficient for a comprehensive understanding of China's influence in Southeast Asia. Learn More

Reap the Whirlwind

Reap the Whirlwind

by Peter Houlahan; read by Joshua Saxon

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

The bestselling author of Norco '80 returns with a riveting story of mid-1980s San Diego that placed one young Black man at the center of a whirlwind of crime and punishment that profoundly altered Southern California. Learn More

The Longest Con

The Longest Con

by Joe Conason; read by Steve Marvel

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise—and why Donald Trump became the living emblem of the American right's moral decay. Learn More

Toxic Water, Toxic System

Toxic Water, Toxic System

by Michael Mascarenhas; read by Malcolm Hillgartner

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

Toxic Water, Toxic System exposes the consequences of a seemingly anonymous authoritarian state willing to maintain white supremacy at any cost—including poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. Weaving together narratives of frontline activists along with archival data, Michael Mascarenhas provides a powerful exploration of the political alliances and bureaucratic mechanisms that uphold inequality. Learn More

The Great River

The Great River

by Boyce Upholt; read by Gabriel Vaughan

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

A sweeping history of the Mississippi River―and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America. Learn More

Empire of God

by Robert Spencer; read by Bob Souer

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

Western civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. However, Western society has other forefathers as well: we would be unwise to give the Byzantine Empire short shrift. The ways in which it has influenced our world for the good, and indeed, created the parameters of our society at its healthiest and strongest, are insufficiently appreciated today. Learn More

Origin Story

by Howard Markel; read by Mike Cooper

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

A lively account of how Darwin's work on natural selection transformed science and society, and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author. Learn More

The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic

The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic

by Manisha Sinha; read by Deepa Samuel

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

A groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history. Learn More

Heart of American Darkness

Heart of American Darkness

by Robert G. Parkinson; read by Shawn Compton

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

An acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation. Learn More

Why War?

by Richard Overy, PhD; read by Dennis Kleinman

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight. Learn More

Bloody Tuesday

by John M. Giggie; read by Christopher Grove

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

The dramatic story of one of the most violent episodes of the civil rights movement and its role in the ongoing reckoning with racial injustice in the United States. Learn More

Comparative Mythology

Comparative Mythology

by Jaan Puhvet; read by Nigel Patterson

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May

In a magisterial work, Jaan Puhvel unravels the prehistoric Indo-European origins of the traditions of India and Iran, Greece and Rome, of the Celts, Germans, Balts, and Slavs. Utilizing the methodologies of historical linguistics and archaeology, he reconstructs a shared religious, mythological, and cultural heritage. Separate chapters on individual traditions as well as on recurrent themes give life to Comparative Mythology as both a general introduction and a detailed reference. Learn More

Out of One, Many

Out of One, Many

by Jennifer T. Roberts; read by Petrea Burchard

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May

A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity. Learn More

Fighting Mad

edited by Krystale E. Littlejohn and Rickie Solinger; read by Deanna Anthony

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May

Fighting Mad is a book about what "reproductive justice" means and what it looks like to fight for it. Editors Krystale E. Littlejohn and Rickie Solinger bring together many of the strongest, most resistant voices in the country to describe the impacts of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on abortion access and care. Learn More

Frontline Bodies

Frontline Bodies

by Nicolas Martin-Breteau; translated by Lucy Garnier; foreword by Damion L. Thomas; read by Amir Abdullah

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May

A captivating exploration of Black American civil rights activism through the lens of sport. Learn More

The Race to the Future

The Race to the Future

by Kassia St. Clair; read by Kassia St. Clair

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May

Coming Soon . . . Learn More

Combee

by Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black; read by Machelle Williams

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May

The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants. Learn More

My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

by Ari Harrow; read by Josh Bloomberg

My Brother's Keeper tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the American president and the Israeli prime minister clashed about peace, war, and the future of the region. Learn More

Violence and the Sacred

Violence and the Sacred

by René Girard; read by Peter Noble

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May

Violence and the Sacred is René Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature, and myth. Learn More

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