Katie Beers was abducted by a family friend, held captive in an underground cell for 17 days and sexually abused. Buried Memories is her story of survival and recovery. Later, Rayya Elias and her family fled the political conflict in their native Syria, settling in Detroit. Harley Loco charts 4 decades of a life lived in the moment, a path from harrowing loss and darkness to a place of peace and redemption.

Kathryn Joyce‘s, The Child Catchers is a shocking exposé of what the adoption industry has become and how it got there, told through deep investigative reporting and the heartbreaking stories of individuals who became collateral damage in a market driven by profit and, now, pulpit command.

The Graves Are Walking is deeply researched, compelling in its details, and startling in its conclusions about the appalling decisions behind a tragedy of epic proportions, John Kelly’s retelling of the awful story of Ireland’s great hunger will resonate today as history that speaks to our own times.

Betsy Prioleau‘s, Swoon is a colorful chronicle of great ladies’ men who spellbind women and enamor them forever ranging  from Casanova to today’s real-world lovers.

In Top Dog, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman use cutting edge science to tease out the hidden factors at the core of every great triumph – and every tragic failure.

The Beauty Experiment chronicles Phoebe Baker Hyde’s quest for self-acceptance in nothing but her own skin, holding up a mirror to all women and showing how perfectionism can keep us from achieving what we really want: happiness, confidence, and serenity.

A Few Honest Words by Jason Howard explores how Kentucky’s landscape, culture, and traditions have influenced notable contemporary musicians. The detailed profiles reveal the importance of the state and the Appalachian region to the creation and performance of music in America.

Seventeenth-century New Englanders were not as busy policing their neighbors’ behavior as Nathaniel Hawthorne  would have us believe. Under Household Government reveals the extent to which family members took on the role of watchdog in matters of sexual indiscretion.

Joan Walsh talks about race in honest, unflinching, unfamiliar terms, acknowledging not just Republican but Democratic Party political mistakes—and her own in What’s the Matter With White People?

The New York Times Magazine‘s original “Ethicist” Randy Cohen helps readers locate their own internal ethical compasses as he delivers answers to life’s most challenging dilemmas—timeless and contemporary alike in Be Good.