UNUSUAL, HIGHLY CANDID memoir from a woman whose husband of only one month was jailed for shocking crimes.

INSIDE THE WORLD of online media spin doctoring with one of its early gurus.  Cynical but enlightening.

ADMIRABLY COMPREHENSIVE, ENTERTAINING social history of marijuana makes some solid points about public policy.

ENGROSSING HISTORY OF the many attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria, and their impact on English society.

THE INCOMPARABLE KENYAN WRITER Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s second volume of memoir juxtaposes political and personal.

UNFLINCHINGLY COMPLEX AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL novel follows a young writer’s search for friendship, love, and art.

COMPELLING NEW HISTORY of the Amistad uprising: deeply revelatory about the lives of its African leaders.

FIRST-PERSON STORIES of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria paint a nuanced picture of the disease’s impact.

A YOUNG US WRITER’S memoir of three pilgrimages (including the famed Camino de Santiago) has wit, lacks oomph.

HILARIOUS SATIRE OF the celebritification of everyday life focuses on the media and powerful PR organizations.