Death of the Pugilist, or The Famous Battle of Jacob Burke & Blindman McGraw

Rising from a childhood of rough dockside brawls, a young bare-knuckle fighter faces off against a legendary behemoth.

The Ecstasy of Alfred Russel Wallace

In the jungles of the Malay Archipelago, a botanist is struck by an epiphany that will change not only his own life, but the course of science.

Daniel Mason is the author of The Piano Tuner and A Far Country. He currently lives in California.