Although Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman probably never met, each loomed large in the other's mental landscape, and each lived a life emblematic of his era in American history.

The story of Captain Bligh, Fletcher Christian, and the most famous mutiny in maritime history has been told in books, plays, and movies, but, says Publishers Weekly, Caroline Alexander's The Bounty is destined to become the defi

The Teacher's Funeral tells the witty story of fifteen-year-old Russell Culver, who hopes his school days are over when his turn-of-the-century Indiana farm town is suddenly left without a teacher.

Fleming's upcoming memoir, The Inner Voice, reveals her rise from a childhood as the daughter of two music teachers to international stardom and shares what she has learned as an inspiration to other present and future artists.

In the 1920s, David-Néel became the first European to know the monks, hermits, and shamans of Tibet and the first foreign woman to enter its capital.

Also the author of Seeing and Believing: How the Telescope Opened Our Eyes and Minds to the Heavens, Richard Panek specializes in rendering the pursuit of scientific knowledge as exciting, accessible narratives.

Auden's literary executor explores the truths of Auden's life and century found in his poetry, essays, and libretti.

Metzger fills in vital information from Anne Frank's birth to her death, creating a lively new perspective on the beloved diary.

The challenge left by the ancient poet's fragments is taken up by Erica Jong in a novel exploring Sappho's life with the help of new translations and Jong's own poems in her character's style.

Kinnell, winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, discusses the importance of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson and their influence on succeeding generations of poets.

The author of Edith Wharton: An Extraordinary Life addresses Wharton's Italian travels and writings on villas, gardens, and settings.

Jon Scieszka's fractured fairy tales, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, have changed the way children and adults see classic stories.