A harrowing new history of the American Civil War’s prisoner of war camps, North and South
An eye-opening portrait of Abraham Lincoln behind the scenes: here is the career-long party politician whose brilliant coalition-building during the Civil War set the political foundation for emancipation and Union victory
An illuminating story of the first-generation Jewish American toymakers who literally manufactured “the century of the child”
Reeling from the death of their best friend, two girls hike the Pacific Crest Trail in her honour in this fierce young adult debut
Sisters Kaley and Zoey take a madcap road trip in this tender young adult debut about illness, family and hope
An acclaimed historian presents a sweeping new look at the Declaration of Independence, focusing not on the lofty principles of the preamble but on the list of grievances levelled against King George III
The best-selling author of Gates of Fire and A Man at Arms presents a gripping, genre-bending story of a mercenary in late medieval Spain and the eternal costs of violence
A stunning new volume from a poet whose body of work illuminates the ways “language can become a tool for carrying what feels unbearable” (Krista Tippet, On Being).
A rallying cry and resistance manual from one of the leaders breathing new life into the environmental movement
An acclaimed geologists’ powerful argument to recognise soil health as the key to global food security
Dine through the decades with this stylish recipe collection from the founder of @retrorecipeskitchen
From the beloved host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, moving tales of the marvellous animals who have crossed his path