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September 2026
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American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump by Kai Bird
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
by Kai Bird

A penetrating biography of super-lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn, whose shocking exploits over four decades have shaped the modern political era, most prominently the ascent of Donald Trump. 
The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything by Kathryn Jezer-Morton
The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything
by Kathryn Jezer-Morton

Intimate interviews with everyday social media users to explore how social media complicates identity and impacts how people represent (or mis-represent) themselves to others. 
The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism, 1818-1915 by Joseph Kelly
The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism, 1818-1915
by Joseph Kelly

Well-researched revisionist account explores the origins of American fascism in the Antebellum South, detailing how the 1818 Missouri Compromise helped advance the ideology. 
Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution by Denise Kiernan
Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution
by Denise Kiernan

A sweeping chronicle challenging the traditional mythology of the nation's beginnings and championing the unsung women behind the American Revolution. Obstinate Daughters finally rewrites the story of America's birth by revealing the courageous, resourceful women whose actions shaped a nation. With journalistic rigor and narrative flair, it reminds us that the past is always open to challenge, and that every untold story can inspire a new generation.
Churchill and the Crown by Ted Powell
Churchill and the Crown
by Ted Powell

Winston Churchill was born in a palace and was given a funeral worthy of a king. His family had enjoyed an intimate association with the British monarchy stretching back centuries. As King Edward VIII said of him, I have never met anyone of royal blood who exemplified in such high degree the ideal of the 'good king.' These studies offer a two-way perspective, examining both Churchill's view of individual monarchs and their attitudes towards him. They shed light not only on Churchill's career but also on the changing role of the monarchy in twentieth century Britain.
Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza by Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza
by Akbar Shahid Ahmed

A powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza.
Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight Against Equality in America by Kim Phillips-Fein
Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight...
by Kim Phillips-Fein

Intertwined histories of social, economic, and political inequality in the United States, from the Revolutionary era to the present. 
They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy by Lauren Collins
They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy
by Lauren Collins

Stories of four Wilmington, NC, families over 125 years to create a full accounting of the long-term effects of the 1898 white supremacist massacre and coup and its critical role in subverting American democracy.
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