The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government

Do lobbyists deserve their bad rap? It’s complicated.

Judgment and Mercy

By Martin J. Siegel

Judgment and Mercy

The problematic jurist who gave Julius and Ethel the chair.

Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood

Who gets to be a mom in our patriarchal, capitalist society?

Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York

An excessively detailed, not-so-titillating tale of 19th-century Manhattan.

The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

The tawdry case that helped FDR win the White House.

Who Owns This Sentence?: A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

An astute survey of ever-evolving proprietorship laws.

Blood & Ink

By Joe Pompeo

Blood & Ink

A deliciously tawdry, well-told tale.

Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women’s Lethal Resistance

A scorching, stunning look at private revolts against bondage.