Be Still My Unbeating Heart
By Josh Winning
Are vampires being scapegoated for a series of resort-town murders?
(Or, where that monster under my bed probably came from.)
Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar Allan Poe
By Emily Ogden
A clever exploration of the macabre master.
Dodge City: A Novel
By Patrick deWitt
A draft-skirting young man treks from California to Canada.
The writer celebrates the unique genius of Vincent Price.
How My Dad Got His Cool On
By Eugenia Kim
You don’t open minds by closing books.
How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington
By Marcia Chatelain
A worthy corrective to the historical record.
Searching for Home
By Lenna Jawdat
When others decide you’re not where you’re from.
Kolkhoz
By Emmanuel Carrère; translated by John Lambert
A man unpacks his complicated bonds with Russia and his late mother.
Born Equal
By Akhil Reed Amar
Can an “originalist” view of birthright citizenship go either way?
