Wilkerson examines the nature of historical caste systems to reveal how a rigid hierarchy of human rankings, enforced by religious views, heritage and stigma, affect everyday American lives.

Ehrenreich weaves together climate science, mythologies, nature writing, and personal experiences to examine how the unprecedented pace of destruction to our environment has led us to the brink of calamity.

Kolker tells the heartrending story of the midcentury American family—a family of 12 children, six of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia—that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease.

A collection of essays taking aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women.

Written during the early months of lockdown, Smith's essays explore ideas and questions prompted by an unprecedented situation.

As everyday white supremacy becomes increasingly visible with no clear answers at hand, how best might we approach one another?

A commemorative 50th anniversary graphic novel account of the May 4, 1970, shootings of Vietnam War college student protesters by the Ohio National Guard draws on in-depth interviews to profile the tragedy's four victims.

Davis recounts a journey down Colombia's Magdalena River, illuminating the country's rebirth after decades of political violence, drug cartels, and guerrilla warfare.

Hong's book blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America.

Full Title: The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move | Shah examines how the refugee crises and unusual animal migrations of today can be linked to historical migrations in earlier eras.

Full Title: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz | Drawing on personal diaries, archival documents, and declassified intelligence, Larson examines Winston Churchill's life during the Blitz and his role in uniting England.

A fiercely personal and startlingly universal essay collection about the mysteries of gender and desire, of identity and class, of the stories we tell and the places we call home.

An Ivy League–educated DACA beneficiary reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans, from the volunteers recruited for the Ground Zero cleanup after 9/11 to the homeopathy botanicas of Miami that provide limited health care to noncitizens.

A collection of essays about humanity's relationship with nature, exploring subjects ranging from captivity and immigration to ostrich farming and the migrations of songbirds from the Empire State Building.

Full Title: World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments | A collection of essays about the natural world and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.

Translated by Helge Dascher | The true story of one family's desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.