A magnificent, foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, in resistance to the lies of racism and often in heated disagreement with each other, over the course of the country’s history.

Explores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human

One of Publishers Weekly's Best Nonfiction Books of 2023.

Paperback edition.

An intimate, compassionate, and expansive portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder that rejects the conventional wisdom that the condition is untreatable and those diagnosed with it are “difficult,” told by a psychologist who specializes in BPD

Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects.

A profound new rendering of the struggle by African-Americans for equality after the Civil War and the violent counter-revolution that resubjugated them, by the bestselling author of The Black Church and The Black Box.

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history

Offers a way to think about AI that can reinvigorate the reader's sense of human agency and possibility

A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.

A collection of twenty essays by extraordinary Unitarian Universalists who illuminate their journey of empowerment and evolution.

For fans of unheralded women’s stories, a captivating look at Sigrid Schultz—one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the rising threat of the Nazi regime

This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland

The first and definitive history of the use of food in United States law and politics as a weapon of conquest and control