Two teens stare down death, unafraid to laugh.

A Swedish ensemble brings together Henry Purcell, Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen

An odd couple falls in, then out of, love.

A romance between a young unbeliever and a dedicated churchgoer leads to new questions on both sides.

Finding the most auspicious way to live within a place.

At a remote lake house, a mismatched couple dredges up the past.

A collaboration between two jazz greats is a testament to musical devotion.

In a dystopian future, language is the key to uniting a fractured society.

Surveying an impolite world that talked much about politeness.

An examination of the once-mighty general's tumultuous last year, 1884-85.

The history of old age.

A doomed plan with a momentous legacy.

A savory guide to mastery of the oven.

How the world's most dangerous smugglers supply the black market.

A new vision of Italian cooking built on some extraordinary ingredients.

An homage to the Hardy Boys that delivers thrills and laughs.

Delicious recipes paired with an in-depth guide to 59 apple varieties.

Summer love in a village committed to colonial reenactment.

The life of the "first person of African descent in the Americas to publish a book."

An ingenious way to prevent sexual harassment becomes big business.

A study of urban sustainability in Phoenix finds troubling realities.

Plucked from her California home, a young girl discovers a world of magical potions in 1950s London.

When a street urchin's sister is framed, he must venture into the cesspool of New York City to clear her name.

The morning after a crazy night forces a young woman to ask herself some serious questions.

A book of gastronomic meditation that lingers over food the way guests linger at a good dinner party.

A bracing account of one man's decades-long struggle to stanch urban violence.

An apprentice in the disciple of "monstrumology" must choose between an ordinary life and the thrill of the hunt.

The lead singer of the Decembrists pens a novel filled with characters you might find in one of his songs.

Something strange is afoot in this new novel about a "B student with a body count."

An arresting new novel-in-verse follows four Nevada teens as they try to come to terms with their flaws and limitations.