Sarah Kendzior’s “They Knew” discusses the conspiracy culture in a rapidly declining US struggling with corruption, climate change, and other crises.

As the actions of the powerful remain shrouded in mystery, it is unsurprising that people turn to conspiracy theories to fill the informational void.

Kendzior blends her signature whip-smart prose and eviscerating arguments with intimate examinations of the times and places that haunt American history.

“America is a ghost story,” writes Kendzior, as she unearths decades of buried history, providing an essential and critical look at how to rebuild our democracy by confronting the political lies and crimes that have shaped us.