Matti Friedman“Matti Friedman’s haunting war memoir reminds one of Michael Herr’s unforgettable Vietnam memoir, Dispatches. It, too, is destined to become a classic text on the absurdities of war. Evocative,...

Louisa B Waugh Do Gazans ever have fun? Is the Strip beautiful? And do TV reports actually reflect ordinary life inside the world’s largest ‘open-air prison’?From beautiful beaches to sealed...

Etgar Keret "Extraordinary. It is rare three-page piece that can move a reader to tears, but Keret does it without effort, and brings unexpected tears of laughter a moment later....

Jeanette Winterson   In 1985 Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was published. It was Jeanette's version of the story of a terraced house in Accrington,...

Barry Turner For ten months before the Second World War, thousands of children were bundled on to trains and waved goodbye to their parents as they set off across Germany...

Jenny Diski Using two cross-country trips on Amtrak as her narrative vehicles, British writer Jenny Diski connects the humming rails, taking her into the heart of America with the track-like...

Sarah Silverman A real treat for any Sarah Silverman fan. Illustrated with photos. January 1, 2010 by Harper

Carrie Hope Fletcher We all know that growing up is hard to do, and sometimes the only thing that makes it better are the reassuring words of someone who has...

Miriam Cohen A Daughter of Two Mothers is the utterly captivating and remarkable story of a young girl s coming-of-age in the years prior to, and during, WWII. This true...

William Alexander “A delightful and courageous tale and a romping good read. Voila! ” —Mark Greenside, author of I’ll Never Be French (No Matter What I Do)William Alexander is more...

Glennon Doyle Melton An inspirational, sidesplittingly funny exploration of the power of living with love, forgiveness, and honesty.In Carry On, Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton shares new stories and the best-loved...

Joel Greenblatt Two years in MBA school won't teach you how to double the market's return. Two hours with The Little Book That Beats the Market will. In The Little...