LibraryAware September 2025

Recent Releases

King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
by Scott Anderson

In his thought-provoking and unputdownable latest, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Scott Anderson (The Quiet Americans) chronicles the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini and ushered in an era of religious nationalism that continues to this day. Further reading: The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran by Andrew Scott Cooper.

On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization
by Douglas Murray

A British journalist explains how no less than the future of the Western World is at stake in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought...
by Haley Cohen Gilliland

Yale Journalism Initiative director Haley Cohen Gilliland’s compelling debut spotlights the Argentinian grandmothers who founded the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo in 1977 and stood up to their government’s military dictatorship to help locate their kidnapped grandchildren. Further reading: The Disappeared by Rebecca J. Sanford, a historical fiction novel about the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.

Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State
by Caleb Gayle

A powerful account of Edward McCabe's bold attempt to establish a Black-governed state in Oklahoma, exploring how racism, political resistance and white greed ultimately derailed his vision of self-determination and opportunity for Black Americans after Reconstruction.

Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI
by John Cassidy

This compelling history of global capitalism, explored through the perspective of one of its fiercest critics, traces movements and ideas from the Industrial Revolution to modern degrowth, while addressing issues like automation, inequality and climate change.

Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization
by Bill McKibben

The acclaimed environmentalist presents a compelling call to embrace solar energy as a transformative force, highlighting its potential to combat climate change, challenge entrenched power structures and to reshape our economic, political and environmental future.

The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century
by Tim Weiner

Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner follows up his National Book Award-winning Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA with a richly detailed exploration of the CIA’s shifting role in United States foreign policy following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, delivering a “singular triumph” that “should be required reading” (Kirkus Reviews). Further reading: Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence by Amy B. Zegart.

To Lose a War: The Fall and Rise of the Taliban
by Jon Lee Anderson

Collects nearly twenty-five years of reporting to trace the evolution of the U.S. war in Afghanistan from early intervention to withdrawal, documenting battlefield victories, political missteps, and the long-term consequences of military overreach and shifting priorities.

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