Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic, must survive his own failing mental health and a tenuous partnership with a dangerous ally in order to save the city of Astrum from a spreading curse. Learn More

A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us. Learn More

An urgent critique of the market-fundamentalist ideals undermining democratic politics, pointing the way to principled reforms. Learn More

A fascinating new perspective on the life and afterlife of Diana, Princess of Wales, the planet's all-purpose cultural icon. Learn More

The latest book from the author of Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring. Learn More

An illuminating portrait of a lost thinker, German-Jewish sexologist and activist Magnus Hirschfeld. Learn More

A new interpretation of historical and contemporary Jewish texts that views diaspora as a positive outcome for Jews and for the world. Learn More

As spiritualism reaches its fevered pitch at the dawn of the twentieth century, a Scottish girl crosses the veil to unlock a powerful connection within an infamous asylum in this thrillingly atmospheric, exquisitely evocative exploration of feminine rage and agency for fans of Sarah Penner, Alice Hoffman, and Hester Fox. Learn More

Mount Everest is known to everyone—but what of the person after whom it was named? This book traces the life and profession of that person, George Everest. Learn More

A must-listen spy thriller from the author of Berlin Game. Learn More

American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the city's most famous fashion houses. Learn More

In a new legal thriller by the former director of the FBI, federal prosecutor Nora Carleton and legendary investigator Benny Dugan confront a deadly sect of political extremists. Learn More

Set in Renaissance-era Florence, this ravishing debut reimagines the intersecting lives of three ambitious young men―a banker, a priest, and a gay painter named Leonardo. Learn More

A surprising history of how the pig has influenced Jewish identity. Learn More

Derived from both practice knowledge and empirical evidence, this book provides guidance to social workers and other professionals about how to effectively work with foster parents. Learn More

With more than three dozen inspiring stories from girlfriends across the country, affirmative acronyms, and female empowerment quotes, Friends Are Everything is a heartfelt celebration of friendships across all generations and a perfect gift to share with your bestie. Learn More

Although the mechanisms that transform sensory chaos into the simplified perceptions experienced in consciousness remain elusive, Israel Rosenfield and Edward Ziff relate what they have learned by means of imaging brain activity and by mapping the neural circuits that comprise memory traces. In addition, the authors offer perspectives for future studies of consciousness. Learn More

An examination of hysterectomy and the struggle for bodily and reproductive autonomy. Learn More

Adam I. P. Smith explains the Battle of Gettysburg's place in the Civil War, why two vast armies clashed there, and how, in the century and a half since, it has been re-imagined, re-created, and re-enacted. Learn More