men i hate: A Memoir in Essays

A couple in transition finally starts a long-overdue conversation.

Scale Boy: An African Childhood

A challenging, rewarding chronicle of a young man’s life in Cameroon.

Judy Blume: A Life

By Mark Oppenheimer

Judy Blume: A Life

An adoring ode to the beloved author.

The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief

A fascinating look at the poet’s private doubts.

Lorne

By Susan Morrison

Lorne

A solid if undramatic look at the iconic showrunner.

One Aladdin Two Lamps

By Jeanette Winterson

One Aladdin Two Lamps

A mesmerizing treatise on better living inspired by an ancient Arabic tale.

Cromwell’s Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War: The Life of George Downing

The famous London street was named for a rather infamous character.