American Werewolves
by Emily Jane
Emily Jane’s first novel was about aliens, her second about sea monsters, and her third is about, as the title makes clear, werewolves. In each of her books, Jane uses supernatural beings to fully plu... (Doree)
Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
by Megan Greenwell
Local newspapers, retail chains like Toys R Us, rural hospitals, affordable housing: all things that are being driven from our landscape by impersonal but inevitable market forces, right? The winds ma... (Tom)
Buzz! Boom! Bang!
by Benjamin Gottwald
The concept of Buzz! Boom! Bang! is simple: look at each page and make the noise you think the illustration would sound like. But once you start to "clip clop," "boink," and "hiss," you may find yours... (Haley)
U and I: A True Story
by Nicholson Baker
Thank goodness for strange, little books. This one, almost 25 years old already (!) [Ed.: now almost 35], may not be for everyone, but if you have the smallest bit of fascination with how one writer t... (Tom)
Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
by Irin Carmon
I read this twice in two weeks. As soon as I finished the audiobook version, I knew I had to get my hands on a physical copy. The second reading demanded that I underline sentences, paragraphs, and so... (Anika)