Sometimes you need an actual reference book—or a memoir, an essay collection, an oral history, or something written by an expert. These nerdy nonfiction books are perfect for brushing up on all ...

This week’s Bookshelf brings you four new nonfiction titles you might want ... to writing about marginalized voices. Her previous book, “Independence Lost,” takes a fresh look at the ...

This book is dedicated to figuring out what she actually knew and was kept from knowing, and Kendall does so in plain (if occasionally awkward) prose that doesn’t shy away from her own blind spots.