9 Books to Read After Watching Oppenheimer
An extraordinary scientist whose legacy includes destruction and devastation, Robert Oppenheimer was a physicist, the Director of Los Alamos, a…
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Finding a Lost President: An Exclusive Guest Post from C. W. Goodyear, Author of President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier
Like the best novels, C. W. Goodyear’s debut biography keeps the same narrative pace as fiction while following the entire…
9 Best American History Audiobooks Featuring Pivotal Moments and People
July launches with a celebratory bang! Parades, concerts, barbecues, family gatherings, and of course fireworks, commemorating July 4, 1776, when…
This Story Is Not Mine; It is Theirs: A Guest Post from Joseph McGill Jr. Author of Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery
For two hundred nights, over twelve years, Joseph McGill has “slept rough” in former slave dwellings in twenty-five states, all…
From the Stone Age to the Drone Age: A Guest Post From Simon Sebag Montefiore, Author of The World: A Family History of Humanity
A sweeping and original history of humanity as seen through the families who shaped it. Spanning nearly one million years,…
10 Best History Books 2022
History is doomed to repeat itself if we don’t learn from it, right? History is doomed to repeat itself ……
Some Comix I Love: Subverting the Graphic Novel Norm, A Guest Post from Art Spiegelman, Author of Maus
Maus is the highly acclaimed graphic novel that changed the way graphic novels were considered and viewed. Both brutal and…
History is Entertaining: Our 9 Favorite Historical Narrative Nonfiction Books
If you’re looking for an entertaining read that is historical and true, we’ve got you covered. Narrative nonfiction often reads…
Larry Loftis’ 5 Favorite Spy Books: A Guest Post from Larry Loftis, Author of The Princess Spy, Our Monthly Nonfiction Pick
Larry Loftis is back with another captivating spy story that will have readers racing to read the full account of…
The 20th Anniversary of September 11th: A Reading List
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”― Martin Luther King, Jr. No matter how old you…
Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day: The books inspiring us to make a difference
Earth Day turns 50 this year! And to celebrate this inspiring movement, we’re recalling books, old and new, for all…
Our Booksellers’ Favorite History & Current Events Books of the Season
As 2019 winds down, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the past—both the events of a momentous year and…
11 Books to Help You Make Sense of the Impeachment Process
If you imagine discussion of current events as one of those text clouds in which the size of the word…
Celebrating 50 Years Since the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
On July 16, 1969, a Saturn V rocket launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center carrying the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Four…
5 Monumental Works to Honor the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Though the final Allied victory was almost a year away, the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 are often seen…
6 New Books Honor the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall
Fifty years ago, the neighborhood around Manhattan’s Stonewall Inn erupted in protests after police carried out a violent raid on…
Why History Matters, in 12 Essential Books
The very best works of history writing are fascinating, and sometimes even fun, but more importantly, they are filled with…
February’s Best New History & Current Events Books
If you’re reading this, congrats, you made it through the first month of 2019. Considering the state of the world,…
