Algonquin
The Aleppo Codex
A codex called the Crown begins life in 930 AD Tiberius at the hand of a rabbinical scribe. It is…
Heading Out to Wonderful
In Robert Goolrick’s second novel, Charlie Beale arrives at Brownsburg, Virginia in 1948. Beale is carrying two suitcases; one is…
The Coldest Night
It’s an old story – boy falls in love with the wrong girl and runs off to escape the longing.…
The Frozen Rabbi
Starting with the humorous title, this literary, quasi-historical novel comes with its own background “chuckle track” – you won’t be…
Lion of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion
This collection of brief accounts of ten “legends” of 18th and early 19th century America is a fine introduction to…
What You See in the Dark
Editors' choice
The scene opens on a diner in Bakersfield, California. A young couple – he, the popular boy in town, she,…
The Watery Part of the World
Editors' choice
Although she is one of the best-educated and most brilliant women of her time, the history books are silent on…
Far Bright Star
In 1916, an U.S. Army patrol led by Napoleon Childs is ambushed by Mexican guerrillas when they try to locate…
A Curable Romantic
A Curable Romantic follows Dr. Jakob Sammelsohn, seeker, intellectual, lover, as he wanders Europe trailing the ghost of Jewish history.…
The Puzzle King
Simon Phelps emigrated to the United States as a nine-year-old boy, making the journey from Latvia to New York City…
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