Surprising Reads from James W. Ziskin

It's the time of the year when gift-giving is being considered. Book suggestions please!  

Over past few years, I’ve read a lot of books. Each December, we make these lists of our favorite reads. This year I wanted to try something a little different. I’d like to make a list of books that, for one reason or another, surprised me. In some cases, these were authors who were new to me. Even if I’d met them at a conference or a book presentation, I hadn’t actually read their work. These are not the o...