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What Dies in Summer
Wright’s novel can easily be read in a variety of ways. As a Southern Gothic. As a coming-of-age novel. Even…
Titanic Tragedy
April 15, 2012, marks a sad centennial: the sinking of the Titanic. Interest has never waned in this preventable tragedy,…
The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began
There was something serendipitous about reading this book in a week that modern scientists took a step closer to the…
Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped
In 1728, twelve-year-old James Annseley, heir to a large fortune, was snatched off the streets of Dublin by his uncle…
Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
Who would have guessed that the earliest human blood transfusion was in 1667? Or that it transfused a dog’s blood…
Fortunate Sons
For readers interested in the human side of Chinese history, Fortunate Sons provides a glimpse into the inner workings of…
The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia
The inhabitants of Threestep, Georgia didn’t just gain a schoolteacher when Miss Grace Spivey arrives in town in August 1938.…
Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
Eric Jay Dolin offers an exciting saga of ambition, passion, violence, and greed concerning the role that the fur from…
Corrag
Editors' choice
Sometimes you start reading a book, and while you know it’s good, suddenly it will dawn on you that it’s…
COVENTRY
I must confess, I am a great fan of Helen Humphreys’ novels. Coventry, an extremely vivid and moving book, just…
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