IMPECCABLY REPORTED HISTORY of Scientology gives airtime to both adherents and opponents of the faith.

FAST-PACED MILITARY science fiction with a vividly drawn future setting. Fights, explosions, adrenaline galore!

MASTERFUL RETELLING OF a murder case that grabbed headlines in 1897 New York is rich in detail and drama.

FRANK MEMOIR OF a horrific bout of Crohn’s Disease is most affecting when talking about the author’s children.

STEAMPUNK, ALIEN LIZARDS, and a queenly Dahomeyan secret agent assassin add up to complex alt-Victorian fun.

A NATURE WRITER LOOKS at the social and historical impact of weeds, and offers a defense of their complexity.

PUBLIC HEALTH VISIONARY Paul Farmer’s wrenching look at Haiti’s progress, challenges since 2010’s earthquake.

ULTRASTYLISH CAPER SET in Venice finds a gentleman thief-turned-novelist protagonist in a twisted conspiracy.

CORRUPTION, TURF WARS in the Edinburgh police brought to life; Ian Rankin’s gutsy, gritty panache is inimitable.

BREATHTAKING HISTORICAL FANTASY: glorious take on the power of magic AND sharp commentary on race in the US.