Picador

This compact guide delves into the unique and mysterious aspects of the Mojave Desert, covering its myths, legends,…

From noted feminist The Nation columnist, this book presents the simple position that abortion is not only moral right,…

This biography looks at the life of Edgar Allan Poe, highlighting his infatuation and feuds with science, while also…

Chronicling the history of the war in Palestine, from the 1800s through recent history, this book aims to shine a light…

Need a pick-me-up book? This volume contains lighthearted stories to distract you, drift you away even for a little,…

In Vibrate Higher, Talib Kweli writes his own life and his inexorable progression into music, and the many aspects of…

As a graduate student, now doctor with a punny name, Megan Lowman was exploring Australian rainforests when she realized…

In a world where nature and technology have merged in unprecedented ways, traditional boundaries between the natural and…

Author and philosopher Damon Young interrogates the false dichotomy between body and mind in How to Think About…

This macabre book offers the reader a glimpse into a decidedly spooky practice: the binding of books in human skin.…

In this biting satire, Paul Beatty tells the story of a narrator born into the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens, a town on…

Cocaine encompasses much more than crime and profit; it delves into themes of psychoanalysis, imperialism, exploitation,…

In this insightful, funny, and sardonic book, acclaimed author Thomas Frank unravels the greatest political mystery of…

This love letter to seabirds is exemplary of the transforming genre of nature writing during the climate crisis:…

Mark Zuckerburg launched Facebook from his college dorm room. Steve Jobs started work on the Apple computer after…

This monumental work takes on family accounts and urban history of postwar Chicago as a city in crisis due to…

In this fascinating book from evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen, explore the ways that urban landscapes are…

In this historical account of the incredible life of Robert Smalls, author Cate Lineberry tells the story of the escaped…

A collection of hilarious and thought-provoking journalism from Jon Ronson of The Gaurdian, whose writing has covered…

This is the story of the 1988 murder of Mulugeta Seraw in Portland, Oregon by neo-Nazi skinheads, and of the successful…

Silence that nagging defeatism! Get a whiff of self-empowerment! Exercise authority! Resist those raised eyebrows! Allow…

Addiction is quickly becoming a global health crisis, without any easy way of fixing it. In this book, Maia Szalavitz…

An anthology of writing celebrating the Queen herself, Beyoncé Knowles, a musician, celebrity, influencer, artist,…

A book of essays on aging by the inimitable, iconic John Waters, reflecting on how to overcome newfound respectability…

At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper carried signs protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow…

Right after her 41st birthday, poet Anne Boyer was diagnosed with a highly aggressive cancer. In this harrowing memoir…

A sociologist explores current movements to reconnect culture and nature; the resulting narrative and roadmap is hopeful…

"What y'all thought y'all wasn't gon' see me?.... Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits. Tremendous,…

High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary,…

Award-winning journalist Kyle Swenson profiles the case of three men wrongfully convicted in the early 1970s to explore…