The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
Michael Waters
Sex testing of athletes has its roots in the Nazi influence on the 1936 Olympic games, according to this revelatory debut investigation. Journalist Waters recaps the early years Continue reading »
Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
Carrie Courogen
Journalist Courogen (Go All the Way) delivers a vibrant biography of filmmaker Elaine May. Born in 1932, May rose to prominence with the improv comedy act she developed with Continue reading »
The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets
Tom Cech
Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Cech debuts with an entrancing primer on “the vast capabilities of RNA.” Recounting how his research in the early 1980s upended the long-held Continue reading »
Novelist O’Neill (Quotients) delivers a riveting account of her search for her birth mother. Fresh off a breakup in 2020, a 33-year-old O’Neill, who was raised by adoptive Continue reading »