ANTHONY “JARHEAD” SWOFFORD’S tough yet nuanced memoir of his years after the Marines; focus is on his father.

GRITTY, CANDID MEMOIR of a childhood in England’s Romany Gypsy community, facing prejudice, violence, abuse.

ANNE LAMOTT’S LOVING memoir of her grandson’s first year of life (written with his dad and mom) melts the heart.

THE END OF THE HAWAI’IAN monarchy and the rise of the “sugar kings” come alive in this fascinating history.

THE LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING, reviewed and reopened in the light of memories from New York’s German community.

INCISIVE, DEEPLY PERSONAL reflection on the impact of AIDS and gentrification on New York’s queer avant-garde.

REVISITING THE FAMOUS psychiatric case written up as “Sybil” reveals collusion, overinterpretation, and fraud.

THOUGHT-PROVOKING MEMOIR combined with in-depth reportage on troubled Colorado nuclear facility Rocky Flats.

ENGAGING, IMPECCABLY RESEARCHED account of a high-profile divorce trial that scandalized Victorian England.

MIND-BOGGLING TRUE STORY of a hoaxster who pretended to be a survivor of the 2001 World Trade Center attack.