Can we shop our way out of a contaminated food system? Amanda Claire Starbuck’s Cleaning Our Plates, just sold to University of California Press, investigates how pollutants reach our meals—and what we can do about it.

For most of human history, to be born with a genetic disease was to be condemned to a short and brutal life. Just Around the Corner takes one rare inherited condition—maple syrup urine disease, or MSUD—as a lens through which to examine the extraordinary evolution of genetic medicine.

In the category of “better late than never,” I’m very pleased to share that last summer I sold Samuel Marquis’s Empire and Frontier: Colonel Peter Schuyler and the Valiant Iroquois in King William’s War: 1689–1701 to Pegasus Books. The book will be published on August 4, which means this is less a traditional deal announcement than a timely nudge to preorder 😉

In Erecting the Pulpit, Duke scholar Amy Laura Hall traces how ideals of manliness and divine authority intertwined to shape American evangelicalism—from Roosevelt’s “strenuous life” to modern megachurches and Cowboy Churches.

Two new books by master shipwright and author of ALL HANDS ON DECK Will Sofrin: HANDS ON, exploring the resurgence of apprenticeships and the enduring value of hands-on learning, and THE USCG EAGLE: AN AMERICAN AMBASSADOR, exploring the evolution of this iconic ship, from a Nazi tool of war to a United States Coast Guard training vessel and beacon of diplomacy.

Curry and Beyond is a pioneering exploration of the journey of Indian cuisine in America.

Grant’s Betrayal: The Gilded Age Conspiracy to Steal the Black Hills from the Lakota tells a villainous story.

Sugar Coated will explore how the food industry, publicly and behind the scenes, sells its products—as illustrated by breakfast cereals.

Gill traces the history of culinary and conservation movements in the Amazon...

Did you know that an estimated 3 million American families have pulled their kids out of the traditional education system? It's a charged...

I'm ecstatic to share that Mona Talbott's forthcoming Talbott & Arding Cookbook is officially my 50th book sold.

“Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself,” wrote John Quincy Adams in 1814. With a mere 7% of young...

How many people can call themselves the direct descendants of real-world "pirates"? Samuel Marquis counts himself among them as the...

Cooking is an alchemical act. Science and magic come together when we prepare food with certain medicinally charged flora and fungi....

“This is a story for anyone who has refused to give up on someone, including themselves. Especially themselves.” –Connie...

I’m excited to share that earlier this week I sold Dr. Zaher Sahloul’s timely book Critical Care to Johns Hopkins University Press, where...

I’m delighted to announce the sale of Jeff Cioletti’s Not for Tourists NYC Cocktail Companion to Nicole Mele at Skyhorse. This is Jeff’s...

Following hot on the heels of winning a James Beard award for Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake with her co-author Michael...

This year is off to a fast start, with my second sale, this one a fascinating swirl of history, philosophy, religion, and true crime. The...

The ink has now dried on my first sale of 2023, a travel memoir by the fabulous freelance journalist Mark Johanson! Mars on Earth is set...