| |  | | | Witness the dramatic, eventful weeks leading up to the Civil War | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - A New York Times bestselling author delivers “impeccable research” (Library Journal) in “a taut yet dramatic writing style” (Associated Press)
- A play-by-play account of Abraham Lincoln’s fateful decision to go to war with the Confederacy
- “Sure to give even the most avid Civil War buffs new material to think about” (HuffPost)
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 | | | ‘May be the most important history released this summer’ (Los Angeles Times) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Imprisoned at Ravensbrück, a group of French resistance fighters came together to defy the Nazis
- From the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War
- Offers a penetrating look at a notorious all-women concentration camp
- “At once heartbreaking and beautifully told… A masterwork of nonfiction” (Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls)
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 | | | This look at the American prairie is ‘as radiant as its subject’ (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jack E. Davis) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Catch a glimpse of the extraordinary ecosystem of the American grasslands — and learn why its disappearance matters
- Two seasoned journalists consider the environmental costs of industrial farming in the United States
- “A sweeping history” (Kirkus Reviews) that’s “eloquent both on the complexity of this amazing ecosystem and its fragility” (Elizabeth Kolbert)
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 | | | Learn the untold story of a wealthy Southern belle turned Union spymaster | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - During the Civil War, Elizabeth Van Lew risked everything to smuggle intelligence and secret agents behind enemy lines
- “As captivating as it is historically consequential” (New York Times bestselling author Martha MacCallum)
- An instant New York Times bestseller
- “If you thought you knew the most interesting stories of the American Civil War, you didn’t — until now” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks)
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 | | | How has our notion of genius evolved throughout history? | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Examines the social forces that have dictated our perception of success and intelligence across centuries
- From a renowned BBC podcast host and staff writer at The Atlantic
- “A brilliant, timely, and compulsively readable book” (Oliver Burkeman, author of Meditations for Mortals)
- Highly anticipated by Financial Times, GQ, and more
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 | | | A brilliant examination of the social tensions that have defined Black women’s lives across centuries | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - From the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–nominated author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
- Named a Book to Read This Summer by The Washington Post
- An “extraordinary collection of essays and writings” (New York Times bestselling author Eddie S. Glaude Jr.) that “astonishes” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
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 | | | A Texas history with ‘all the propulsive energy and high tension of a Wild West yarn’ (Beverly Gage) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - This rollicking look at 19th-century Texan gunslingers is “a treat for Western history buffs” (Kirkus Reviews)
- From the violent cattle industry to freelance lawmen, discover why this part of the American West had the highest murder rate per capita in the country’s history
- “Captivating… Burrough expertly separates fact from folklore” (Library Journal starred review)
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 | | | A sweeping survey of the Sahara, from prehistory to the present | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Explore the world’s largest hot desert — and the people who have called it home for thousands of years
- A unique combination of geology, geopolitics, and cultural anthropology
- “Scheele takes us to places we will probably never see for ourselves, and makes us wish that we could” (Eugene Rogan, author of The Damascus Events)
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 | | | ‘A searing indictment of judicially condoned — and even enshrined — racism in American law’ (Kirkus Reviews) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - The Reconstruction Amendments were passed to protect Black freedom, but a prominent legal scholar argues the Supreme Court has undermined them at every turn
- “Starkey masterfully uses a unique blend of storytelling and legal documentation to share his declarations” (Library Journal starred review)
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