Nonfiction
The Rebel Romanov
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The Rebel Romanov is an engaging biography of the enigmatic Princess Juliane (Julie) of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Although few of Julie’s letters have survived, ...Read Review
Summer of Freedom: How 1945 Changed the World
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Much has been written about WWII, but Hilmes’s slim book focuses specifically on the summer months of 1945, after Germany surrendered to the ...Read Review
Nikephoros II Phokas, 912–969: The White Death of the Saracens
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Finnish Byzantine scholar Syvänne has turned his dissertation into the definitive volume on Nikephoros II as military leader—don’t come looking ...Read Review
Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas
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Joe Pappalardo, a journalist who has written nonfiction books on spaceflight, sunflowers, and the Texas Rangers of Company F, opens Boomtown with an ...Read Review
An Absent Life: Elizabeth, the “Mad” Duchess of Albemarle, 1654-1734 (Volume 2) (Recollections)
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An Absent Life is a sensitively written, richly illustrated, and meticulously documented biography of the tragic Duchess Elizabeth Cavendish, drawn from original papers ...Read Review
Biography of a Dangerous Idea: A New History of Race from Louis XIV to Thomas Jefferson
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Andrew Curran, Professor at Wesleyan University, has published four academic books on the conceptualization of race in the 18th century. This book makes ...Read Review
The Lost Voices of Pompeii: Life and Death on Pompeii’s Final Day – An Immersive Ancient History of Roman Culture
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Dr. Venner, social media sensation and content creator, brings us The Lost Voices of Pompeii, a ‘critical fabulation’ (a term created in 2021 by ...Read Review
Eleanor: A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England’s Lost Queen
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Part travel journal, history, and fascinating side trips (stone carving, anyone?), this book is a delight. Historian Alice Loxton treats the reader as ...Read Review
Vengeance: The Last Stands of Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull
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This year marks the sesquicentennial of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, so of course someone will retell the story: but Tom Clavin ...Read Review
Herne the Hunter
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Edmund’s Newell’s exploration of the origins of Herne the Hunter is a fascinating look at an intriguing legend that has inspired ...Read Review
