History and Current Events
September 2026
Recent Releases
Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice by Maria Dilorenzo
Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search...
by Maria DiLorenzo

Journalist and Beyond the Crime website founder Maria DiLorenzo's disturbing and unputdownable debut chronicles her interactions with convicted serial killer Gary Ridgway, who revealed to her previously unknown details of his crimes. For fans of: true-crime classic The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule.
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

Historian Joseph Kelly's well-researched revisionist account explores the origins of American fascism in the Antebellum South, detailing how the 1818 Missouri Compromise helped advance the ideology. Further reading: The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy by Steven J. Ross.
 
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Tin Can Coast: A History of Industry, Greed, and Fishing in the Golden State by Joseph Ogilvy
Tin Can Coast: A History of Industry, Greed, and Fishing in the Golden State
by Joseph Ogilvy

In his sweeping and eye-opening debut, chef and author Joseph Ogilvy explores the complexities of the California coast, detailing how the area's industries and ecosystems have been shaped by the exploitation of immigrant laborers. For fans of: The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California by Mark Arax.
 
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