The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global WorldbyMaya JasanoffBiography & Autobiography: Literary FiguresHistory: Modern – 20th CenturyCundill History Prize▶6 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of AmericabyBenjamin WoolleyHistory: Americas (North Central South West Indies)History: Native American▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost CitybyEdmund RichardsonHistory: Ancient – GeneralHistory: Modern – 19th Century▶7 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Men Who United the States: America’s Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics, and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, IndivisiblebySimon WinchesterHistory: Social HistoryHistory: United States – 19th Century▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
A Long Voyage to the Moon: The Life of Naval Aviator and Apollo 17 Astronaut Ron EvansbyGeoffrey Bowman▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell BurnhambySteve Kemper▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
God’s Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern WorldbyAlan MikhailBiography & Autobiography: MilitaryHistory: Middle East – Turkey & Ottoman EmpireAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶12 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand CanyonbyMelissa SevignyBiography & Autobiography: Women (Biography)History: United States – State & Local – West (AK CA CO HI ID MT NV UT WY)Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶4 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the OceanbySusan CaseyNature: Ecosystems & Habitats – Oceans & SeasScience: Earth Sciences – OceanographyAmazon – Best Nonfiction Books of the Year▶5 author interviews2 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan byFelipe Fernández-ArmestoHistory: Europe – Spain & PortugalHistory: Expeditions & Discoveries▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11byJames DonovanBiography & Autobiography: HistoricalHistory: United States – 20th Century▶3 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and EverestbyEd CaesarSports & Recreation: MountaineeringTransportation: Aviation – History▶8 author interviews4 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
The Young T. E. LawrencebyAnthony SattinBiography & Autobiography: Military (Biography)History: Military – World War I▶2 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic AfricabySteve Kemper▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s EndurancebyMensun BoundBiography & Autobiography: Aviation & NauticalHistory: Expeditions & Discoveries▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the NilebyCandice MillardHistory: Africa – GeneralHistory: Expeditions & DiscoveriesAmazon – Best Biographies & Memoirs Books of the Year▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the WorldbyAndrea PitzerHistory: Expeditions & DiscoveriesHistory: Polar Regions▶3 author interviews1 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British EmpirebyLaurence BergreenHistory: Europe – Great Britain – Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485 – 1603)History: Maritime History & Piracy▶6 author interviews3 links confirmed activeView book & interviews ↗
Short Nights Of The Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward CurtisbyTimothy EganBiography & Autobiography: Artists, Architects, PhotographersHistory: Native AmericanAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction▶2 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗
FreedombySebastian JungerPhilosophy: Free Will & DeterminismSocial Science: Sociology – GeneralAmazon – Best Nonfiction Books of the Year▶18 author interviewsFrom the archiveView book & interviews ↗