A scholar of Scandinavian studies recounts the Norman Conquest with a special emphasis on the influence of medieval England’s North Sea neighbors.

Ben Macintyre’s “Redwood” is the surprising true account of how a KGB major’s erectile dysfunction may have altered geopolitics in the Middle East.

Rebecca Blumenstein recounts how she and a team at the The New York Times helped evacuate more than 200 employees and their families from Afghanistan.

Journalist Jon Ronson visits a castle in Connecticut in this strange journey into the world of modern masculinity.

Revisiting the late American activist’s 2015 memoir.

Colm Tóibín publishes a deftly crafted sequel to his 2006 work, “A Long Winter.”

Abdelrahman ElGendy recounts his six years as a political prisoner in the wake of Egypt’s January 25 revolution.

In her new book, Financial Times reporter Sarah O’Connor investigates the risks and consequences of automation.

Roopika Risam’s ‘Data Empire’ considers how much of our lives are dictated by data — especially when it is wielded as a weapon.

‘The Cruelest Game,’ by Matthew Futterman, details the unique psychological toll that professional tennis can take — particularly on its greatest stars.