- The science of murder, the forensics of Agatha Christie, Carla Valentine
- In search of the color purple, the story of an American masterpiece, Salamishah Tillet
- Unmask Alice, LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries, by Rick Emerson
- A swim in a pond in the rain, in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life, George Saunders
- Mantel pieces, Royal bodies and other writing from the London review of books, Hilary Mantel
- What is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge?, by Sheila Keenan ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson