If reading history books is up your alley, then check out Booklist's newest top 10 list It includes ancient history, life during the US Civil War, the war in Ukraine, American servicewomen in World War II, and much more. Are there any you would add to the list?
- Alexandria: The City That Changed the World. By Islam Issa. 2024.
- American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden. By Katie Rogers. 2024.
- Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. By Edda L. Fields-Black. 2024.
- Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World. By Mary Beard. 2023.
- Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland. By Scott Shane. 2023.
- Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City. By Elyssa Maxx Goodman. 2023.
- Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America. By Joy-Ann Reid. 2024.
- Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence. By Yaroslav Trofimov. 2024.
- Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II. By Lena S. Andrews. 2023.
- Whiskey Tender. By Deborah Jackson Taffa. 2024.