National Network for Equitable Library Service

New York Times bestseller • Named one of the ten best books of the year by San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, and Chicago Tribune • A masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder,

The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages—which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls.

30th Anniversary Edition • National Bestseller • In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hos

Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography.

The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017. "Eminently readable but thick with import.

Greed in the Gilded Age is a Gatsby-esque tale of mystery, money, sex, and scandal.

#1 New York Times bestseller • 6 million copies sold worldwide.

A Reese's Book Club Pick — New York Times bestseller.

In 1983, when Evans came up with the vision for the first-ever memorial on the National Mall to honor women who'd worn a military uniform, she wouldn't be deterred.

From #1 New York Times bestselling true-crime author Ann Rule comes "a convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind" (The Washington Post) in this chilling tale about a beautiful and

If a tortoise could run – And losses be won – And bullies be buttered on toast; If a song brought a shower – And a gun grew a flower – This world would be nicer than most!

From one of America's most respected journalists and modern historians comes the highly acclaimed, "splendid" (The Washington Post) biography of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth presid

As seen on the Discovery ID TV series Murder is Forever, these two true-crime thrillers follow a lawyer struggling to stop a killer and a detective angling to solve a double homicide.

From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television show. The scene is Baltimore.

National Book Critics Circle Award Winner. A New York Times Notable Book. A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick.