Andrei Romanov’s book, Masters of the Ocean Sea, is a massive deep dive into how Portugal basically redrew the world map during the Age of Discovery. It avoids being just a dry list of dates, instead focusing on the lives of people like Prince Henry...

Mixtape: A Memoir by Johnzelle Anderson tells the story of a life through music, memory, and hard-earned self-understanding. Structured as a playlist, the book unfolds track by track, beginning with Anderson’s birth in Roanoke, Virginia, and the complicated family world that surrounds him. Early chapters...

Mud, Microbes & Medicine by Elizabeth Reed Aden is a memoir that is definitely a study in two parts. As a young PhD anthropology student in the 1970s, the author sought a topic for her doctoral thesis. Searching the world for a suitable environment, she...

David Elkins brings yet another enthralling collection of illustrations with his book, Marakin. Like his previous installment, Denewen, this collection combines social science with the machinations of the material world. In this book, you will find illustrations of hats and punch cards placed next to...

My Mother’s Son by Dr. Dar B. Shah is the author's life experiences that harken back to India on a path that carries him across continents and into medicine, framed by the presence of his mother. The memoir presents early family life, relocation to America,...

Musea by Lande Jewels is a guide to London's museums, made wholly unique by each being described in poetic, rhyming verse. Jewels includes dozens of entries, like The National Portrait Gallery, where Holbein and Hogarth hold one side of the room while Gainsborough, Reynolds, Kauffman,...

More Manchester Than Mongolia by Jacqueline Lambert is an adventure memoir that follows the author, her husband Mark, and their four furry companions on a journey through the British countryside. After postponing their Mongolian road trip, they decided to take a test ride in their...

In Monks, Monkeys, and Misty Rice Fields: Journeys and Discoveries in Thailand and Southeast Asia, Robert Wilson takes readers on an intimate, insightful journey through Thailand and its neighboring countries. What begins as a teacher’s relocation from San Diego to the northern Thai town of...

Mr. Internet TV: The Ego and the ID by John Bentley provides insight into the life of a man who has had many roles, including tycoon, media mogul, inventor, and adventurer. Spanning decades, the book traces Bentley's extraordinary journey, from his early years navigating family...

Meanwhile, Here in Austin by Cetywa Powell is a magical book that shows you Austin through the eyes and camera of a journalist and photographer who moved to the city in the spring with her husband and son and explored and documented her impressions throughout...