Spotlight on Publishers

In his commanding new book, the eminent NPR critic Tim Riley takes us on the remarkable journey that brought a Liverpool art student from a disastrous childhood to the highest realms of fame. Riley explores Lennon in all of his contradictions: the British art student who universalized an American style, the anarchic rock ’n’ roller with the moral spine, the anti-jazz snob who posed naked with his avant-garde lover, and the misogynist who became a househusband. What emerges is the enormous, seductive, and confounding personality that made Lennon a cultural touchstone.

In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy. Now, for the first time, they can be heard and read in this deluxe, illustrated book and 8-CD set. Having kept the recordings private for many years, Caroline Kennedy and the Kennedy family are now releasing these beautifully restored recordings on CDs with accompanying transcripts, to honor the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy’s Inauguration. Introduced and annotated by renowned presidential historian Michael Beschloss, these interviews will add an exciting new dimension to our understanding and appreciation of President Kennedy and his time and make the past come alive through the words and voice of an eloquent eyewitness to history.

A haunting, literary thriller, "The Twisted Thread" takes readers inside the world of boarding schools and the privileges and hierarchies they enshrine, examining in particular the way in which these schools operate according to truly separate moral and legal codes. … Charlotte has taught at St. Paul’s, here in Concord, but certainly she has also taught in other schools.

A hilarious collection of the best sports articles in the history of "The Onion," America's Finest News Source. The book features satirical looks at the egotistical athletes, embarrassing teams, ridiculous story lines, and head-scratching plays that make the world of sports so ripe for parody.