My latest nonfiction was April 1865: The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik. An excellent book! Good history writing must strike a balance between fact and narrative, and Winik achieves that balance.

The book focuses on the title month, April 1865, tracing the remarkable events that ultimately – but not inevitably – concluded the Civil War. From Lee’s surrender to Lincoln’s assassination, from Johnston’s insubordination to Booth’s capture; Winik faithfully reconstructs the tension and uncertainty that surrounded those upon whom the fate of the nation rested.