10 Strange (but Undeniably True) Tales

by Miles Harvey

Harvey stretches some analogies to the snapping point, but has drawn a lovely map of an exotic world. (18 maps, not seen) Full review >

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by Jake Adelstein

Not just a hard-boiled true-crime thriller, but an engrossing, troubling look at crime and human exploitation in Japan. Full review >

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by Erik Larson

Gripping drama, captured with a reporter’s nose for a good story and a novelist’s flair for telling it. Full review >

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by David King

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by Jon Ronson

Bizarrely captivating look at the terrifying mental disorder of psychopathy, the difficulty of its treatment and the... Full review >

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by Roya Hakakian

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by Malcolm Beith

A startling account of a desperate problem boiling on and spilling over the border. Full review >

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by Deanne Stillman

A dynamic synthesis of Western saga, true-crime thriller and California-based transformation narrative. Full review >

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by James Ellroy

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by Lawrence Wright

A patient, wholly compelling investigation into a paranoid “religion” and the faithful held in its sweaty grip. Full review >

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