Karaoke Man by Angel Dean Lopez
A young Latino man in Los Angeles teams up with a Japanese restaurateur to bring karaoke to America.
Victory by Lucy Sherriff
Eleven-year-old Victoria has her sights set on playing Little League with the boys. She goes through tryouts and is told to learn to cook. Instead, she changes history.
The Faker by Peter Ward and Sean Williams
A prolific art forger meets his match in an intrepid FBI investigator, but the con is only just beginning.
DOJO WARS BY Justin Higginbottom
A karate power couple in 1960s Chicago battle for the soul of the sport — and try to save their own.
Counterspy by Nathan Masters
They wanted a spy at the center of the industry. He had bigger ambitions. The wild true story of wheeling and dealing double agent Boris Morros and the woman who became his nemesis.
OZ Forever by Matthew Pearl
A brother and sister reawaken the Land of Oz. The bold quest to bring a lost story to life, unearthed for the first time from hundreds of pages of rare archival materials and correspondence.
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The Champions by Corey Mead
Three women compete to become the world champion of the runaway blockbuster Centipede, while the genius behind it fights to protect her creation.
THE COWBOY AND THE KINGBY ALVIN TOWNLEY
Can a cowpoke from Texas Hill Country become the greatest polo player of all time? Not without the entire Long Island elite, headed by one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's inspirations, trying to stop him.
For a Black Man, the Negro Leagues Could Be a Trial of Resilience. Imagine Being a Woman BY HOLLY VAN LEUVEN
Sabotage by teammates. Conspiring by opposing owners. A well-intended but awkward team exec intent on helping to find a padded bra. For the three black women who played in the Negro League, this was baseball. (Published in partnership with Sports Illustrated.)
BROADWAY BALL BY DAVID K. THOMSON
How Broadway showmanship became a sports strategy in the wildest sports deal in history. (Published in partnership with Boston Globe Magazine.)
THE BOUT BY CARY CLACK
Interracial boxing matches were banned in Texas. One man slugged his way into the ring anyway. The never-before-told full story of the fight that changed history.