The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost
By Molly Worthen
Mariner $14.95
The author writes about the life of her Yale University professor, famed political adviser Charles Hill, and her own intellectual awakening.
A Student of Living Things
By Susan Richards Shreve
Plume $14
A novel about a woman who searches for her brother’s murderer and ends up corresponding with the suspect.
Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
By William Cope Moyers, with Katherine Ketcham
Penguin $15
A former drug addict and son of journalist Bill Moyers describes how he turned his life around.
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
By Karen Russell
Vintage $13.95
A debut collection of fantastical stories featuring brave young heroines.
There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975
By Jason Sokol
Vintage $15.95
Recounts the attitudes and actions of white Southerners during the Civil Rights era.
The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth From 9/11 to Katrina
By Frank Rich
Penguin $15
The New York Time columnist outlines the Bush administration’s motives for war and how it was justified to the American people.
Cage of Stars
By Jacquelyn Mitchard
Warner $13.99
A novel about a young Mormon woman who sets out to avenge the murder of her two sisters.
The World Is Flat
By Thomas Friedman
Picador $16
The latest update to the best-selling book about globalization.
