ENGAGING MEMOIR DETAILS an Englishman’s quest to reconcile the UK’s status symbols with his Pakistani heritage.

AN EYE-OPENING OVERVIEW of the history of North Korea from a professor/former National Security Council staffer.

THE SHOCKING TRUE STORY of a man’s escape from the brutal North Korean prison camp where he was born.

A MOTHER’S MEMOIR of her son’s autism, and of his fierce determination to work and advocate for independence.

COMPELLING, WELL RESEARCHED look at the US’s culture of trash creation and its impact on the environment.

MEDITATIVE, ELOQUENT ESSAYS from novelist Marilynne Robinson touch on faith, aging, and the joy of reading.

QUIRKY, HIGHLY INFORMATIVE overview of laws about sexual behavior from Hammurabi to the trial of Oscar Wilde.

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.