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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice …

Nuns: A History of Convent Life, 1450-1700 by Silvia Evangelisti

"From the sixteenth century to our own generation, Nuns tells the stories of the women who have lived in religious …

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that …

Montaillou by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

Pragmatics of Community Organization by Bill Lee

The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson

Among Others by Jo Walton

"The way I like to describe it is that it’s about a science fiction reader who has fantasy problems. It’s …

By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison

Moon Soul by Nathaniel Luscombe

August has never been good with change and isn't sure who she is beyond her job if reading memories in …

A Nation of Shopkeepers by Dan Evans

The petty bourgeoisie — the insecure class between the working class and the bourgeoisie — is hugely significant within global …

Capital in the Anthropocene by Kohei Saito

Capital in the Anthropocene (Japanese: 人新世の「資本論」, romanized: Hito Shinsei no "Shihon-ron") is a 2020 non-fiction book by Japanese academic Kohei …

China's Revolution and the Quest for a Socialist Future by Eugene Puryear, Ken Hammond, Brian Becker

Long the most prosperous and sophisticated country in the world, China was subjected to the military, economic, and political domination …

Red Star over the Third World by Vijay Prashad

Like the brilliant sun, the October Revolution shone over all five continents, awakening millions of oppressed and exploited people around …

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (The First Law, #1)

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge …