I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World
Sarah Wilson
These striking essays, originally serialized on Wilson’s Substack, This Is Precious, find her moving from the vigorous hope of 2020’s This One Wild and Precious Life toward a Continue reading »
1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
Liaquat Ahamed
Pulitzer-winning economist Ahamed (Lords of Finance) offers an eye-opening investigation of the “first truly significant global financial crisis.” In 1873, the Vienna Stock Continue reading »
America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick
Bob Crawford
Crawford, a bassist for the Avett Brothers and “history enthusiast,” debuts with a fantastic, boosterish biography of famous “founding son” John Quincy Adams. Crawford focuses Continue reading »
The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers
This outstanding debut from New York Times reporter Barragán explores the lives of Nigerian scammers who use seduction as part of their grift. Having initially traveled to Lagos Continue reading »