March 2026 list by Nanette Alderman |
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American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
by Jon Meacham
Many see America as perfect; many others argue that the national experiment is fundamentally flawed. The truth, Meacham shows, likely lies between these extremes. America has had shining hours, and also dark ones. In American Struggle, Jon Meacham illuminates the nation's complicated past. This rich and diverse collection covers a wide spectrum of history, from 1619 to the twenty-first century, with primary-source documents that take us back to critical moments in which Americans fought over the meaning and the direction of the national experiment.the story of the country and of its people.
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Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives
by Daisy Fancourt
A groundbreaking exposé showing how the arts--alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature--are the forgotten fifth pillar of health From cradle to grave, engaging in the arts has remarkable effects on our health and well-being. The arts are not a luxury in life. They are essential.
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Bonfire of the Murdochs
by Gabriel Sherman
When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. Twenty-five years later, that gamble would tear apart one of the world's most powerful families and trigger a multi-billion dollar reckoning in a succession battle featuring betrayals, lawsuits, and revenge plots.
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Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth
by Daisy Hernández
Daisy Hernández fiercely interrogates one of the most complicated subjects of contemporary life and politics: citizenship. Braiding memoir, history, and cultural criticism, she exposes the truths and lies of how we define ourselves as a country and a people. Reframing our understanding of what it means to be an American, Citizenship is an urgent and necessary account of the laws, customs, and language we use to include and exclude, especially those who come from Latin America.
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Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself
by David Archuleta
Traces David Archuleta's journey from closeted Mormon teen to global pop star to openly queer man, revealing the hidden pressures of fame, the weight of religious expectations, and the courage it takes to live authentically.
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End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America
by Chris Jennings
The strain of doomsday Christianity that gripped the Weavers at Ruby Ridge was grounded in a particular reading of biblical prophecy that can be traced back to the 1870s and up through the twentieth-century rise of Christian fundamentalism to the right-wing conspiracism that now defines American society and politics. The events at Ruby Ridge acted as an accelerant for this spreading worldview, and are essential to understanding the crisis that our nation confronts today.
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Good Daughtering
by Allison M. Alford Phd
Dr. Allison M. Alford, a leading researcher in family communication, unpacks the untold story of adult daughters and the quiet, essential work they do. Drawing on years of groundbreaking research and personal interviews, she explores how societal expectations, gender roles, and generational dynamics shape the experiences of daughters in ways that are often misunderstood or overlooked.
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La Lucci
by Susan Lucci
While Erica Kane, her character on the daytime drama All My Children, had married eleven times during her forty-one years on air, Susan had been married only once—to the love of her life, Helmut Huber. When Helmut passed away unexpectedly in March of 2022, she faced one of the greatest challenges of her life: overcoming grief and striving to live with hope and joy again while still honoring her memories.
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Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution
by Jonathan Turley
Synthesizing sources from history to philosophy to the arts, Turley offers a hopeful account of how the lessons of the past can guide us through today's crisis of faith in democracy and see us into the future. He notes: From redcoats to robots, our challenges have changed. Yet, we have remained. Our greatest danger is not forgetting the history detailed in this book, but forgetting who we were in that history.
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Runnin' Down a Dream
by Bill Gurley
After college Bill Gurley landed a job at a famous tech company. It should have been a dream come true, but he was surprisingly bored. Gurley eventually found his place in the world of venture capital. Gurley's happy ending is rare. Nearly six in ten people would do things differently if they could start over. Identifies six principles to flourish in your chosen career.
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William and Catherine
by Russell Myers
Intimately traces the story of William and Catherine's relationship from their earliest meeting at St Andrews University to the present day. Drawing on exclusive access to numerous palace insiders, it offers never-before-told context about the biggest stories to have followed the Prince and Princess of Wales in
recent years.
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A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness
by Michael Pollan
When neuroscientists began studying consciousness in the early 1990s, they sought to explain how and why three pounds of spongy gray matter could generate a subjective point of view—assuming that the brain is the source of our perceived reality. Pollan takes us to the cutting edge of the field, where scientists are entertaining more radical (and less materialist) theories of consciousness.
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