Swamplandia is a coming of age novel set in the Florida Everglades. It's a surreal tale about a thirteen year old girl who is left to run her family's alligator amusement park and the struggles of her quirky family after her mother's death.

Stephen Brower's biography about Louis Armstrong takes a journey into his extraordinary life through his artworks, writings and photos. It's presented in the form of an art book and features artifacts which have not been previously published.

The Emperor of All Maladies is a fascinating book that documents the history and effects of cancer in a biography form of the disease. It's by award-winning science writer Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee.

Aliens is a thought-provoking collection of stories that center on the theme of the immigrant experience. The accounts are different perspectives from a notable list of authors such as Aravind Adiga and Ann Patchett.