The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

Books have been a significant inspiration at the movies since the earliest days of the cinema. We’re never less than thrilled (if, perhaps, trepidatious) when we learn our favorite novel is being adapted into a film, because when it all comes together in just the right way, it’s glorious, breathing a second life into a beloved […]

There’s an implied belief that eventually we as a race will figure everything out. We’ll cure the common cold, we’ll manage faster-than-light travel, we’ll solve the mysteries of the universe. Then someone throws cold water over all that by reminding us how many mysteries that should be perfectly solvable remain unsolved—including the surprisingly long list […]

The Quest for Z is an exciting new non-fiction picture book created by author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli. Even if your young reader has never heard of Percy Fawcett, they are sure to be swept away in this epic adventure story which travels the globe from London to the Amazon Rain Forest. It’s hard to […]

Getting to the truth isn’t always easy or neat: it can be physically taxing, dusty, and well, messy…if you’re David Grann, meticulous master of narrative nonfiction that entertains us, makes us think, and uses history to show us who were are now. Luckily for readers, Grann is a tenacious researcher, first-class interviewer, a relentless reporter […]