Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land
Jacob Mikanowski
In this ambitious debut, journalist Mikanowski draws on his ancestral connections to Eastern Europe to deliver a stunning portrait of a “land of small states with complicated Continue reading »
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports
Bruce Schoenfeld
This excellent study by New York Times Magazine contributor Schoenfeld (The Match) explores how data analytics has transformed professional sports. He suggests that the success Continue reading »
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
Rachel Swarns
NYU journalism professor Swarns (American Tapestry) expands on her 2016 New York Times article in this immersive and doggedly reported account, which reveals how the 1838 sale Continue reading »
My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s
Sandeep Jauhar
In this propulsive memoir, cardiologist Jauhar (Heart: A History) delivers an aching account of “the hardest journey [he has] ever taken” as he witnessed his father, Prem’s, Continue reading »