Samuel Marquis’s Empire and Frontier is set in 1689 New York, where Peter Schuyler serves as mayor of Albany as the province faces rebellion following England’s Glorious Revolution. Everything changes when New York City merchant Jacob Leisler seizes Fort James, claiming provincial power in support...

Owen Parr’s Opportunity Sought and Applied II brings together twenty-three imagined conversations with people whose work expanded what others believed possible. Beginning with Benjamin Franklin in 1789 Philadelphia, the author steps into each person’s world to ask how an opportunity first became visible and what...

Jack R. Bialik’s Lost in Time examines a recurring pattern in human history, where knowledge can disappear for centuries before surviving evidence brings it back into view. The book begins by questioning familiar assumptions about when ideas first appeared, using early cataract surgery to show...

Stolen Dreams: A Manchurian Legacy by Julie Kowalska Sormark is a historical memoir that follows the life of Vladislav Kowalski. It would appeal to a diverse audience of young adults and adults who enjoy learning about history and real-world adventurers. When we hear the word...

Quentin F. Veit’s memoir, The Bumpy Road, offers a raw, firsthand look at the sheer grit it took for his family to survive on their farm in Osage Bend, Missouri. Covering the challenging years between 1930 and 1945, Veit shares his actual childhood memories of...

Little Wekiva Memories: Kayaking & Other Adventures by Nichole Delafield-Bromme and Leif Bromme is a unique family memoir that takes you on a vivid journey along a one-mile stretch of the Little Wekiva River in Longwood, Florida. Moving from the northern United States, the family...

In Leave the Kid Alone: A Fractured Remembrance, author Steve Zettler welcomes readers into the chaotic childhood of young Stevie during an unforgettable year in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Growing up right above a family-owned saloon and country inn ensures that Stevie’s daily life looks nothing...

The Marauder and His Daughter is Linda S. Cunningham's memoir built around her father's 1944 diary from his time serving with Merrill's Marauders in Burma during World War II. The book opens in 1992 as the author drives to interview her father, Larry W. Stephenson,...

Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume II (1930–1960) by Amnon Kabatchnik is a sweeping reference work that traces three decades of Broadway's darkest stage dramas, from The Last Mile in 1930 through The Best Man in 1960. Kabatchnik, a theatre historian schooled...

Are you ready for a compelling deep dive into Scottish history? In Forbes: A Story of Scotland, B.R. Forbes chronicles the fortunes of the Forbes clan as it navigates the fallout of a turbulent relationship with neighboring England's rulers and its evolving religious structures. Claiming...