Biography & Memoir
Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy
Paperback
Winner of the 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
"Dramatic and illuminating…[R]aises momentous questions about nationality, religion, literature, and even the Holocaust." —Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic
Tesla: Inventor of the Modern
Paperback
Though Tesla’s inventions transformed our world, his true originality is shown in the visionary ambitions he failed to achieve.
Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race
Hardback
A meditation on race and identity from one of our most provocative cultural critics.
Summertime: George Gershwin's Life in Music
Hardback
The life of a beloved American composer reflected through his music, writings and letters.
Lithium: A Doctor, a Drug, and a Breakthrough
Hardback
The remarkable untold story of a miracle drug, the forgotten pioneer who discovered it and the fight to bring lithium to the masses.