Adelaida Lower
Shantytown Kid
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What a delightful little book this is. Azouz Begag, the author, is a novelist, researcher, and, recently, the minister for equal opportunities in ...Read Review
House of Meetings
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Written as a confession, House of Meetings is the story of two brothers—the unnamed narrator and Lev—and the beautiful, free-spirited woman ...Read Review
Rogues, Writers, & Whores: Dining with the Rich & Infamous, or A Stock of Scrumptious Stories from the Centuries
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“I hate people who are not serious about their meals,” quips Oscar Wilde in the introduction of this delightful collection of anecdotes and ...Read Review
The Eagle’s Prophecy
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The first US edition of the sixth novel in Scarrow’s epic series of the Roman army begins in Rome, in the year ...Read Review
Those Damn Horse Soldiers: True Tales of the Civil War Cavalry
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Those Damn Horse Soldiers begins in 1862, when “Jeb” Stuart is entrusted with the Rebel Cavalry. In spite of perennial lack of fodder and ...Read Review
Marc Antony’s Heroes
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The fourth in his Roman Legion series, Mark Antony’s Heroes brings us the story of the III Gallica, one of the early ...Read Review
The Trojan War: A New History
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This is a wonderful book that will enchant neophytes as well as enthusiasts of the subject. Cornell University professor Barry Strauss is a ...Read Review
Pinnick Kinnick Hill: An American Story
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A first-person narrative written by the American-born son of an immigrant from Asturias, in the north of Spain, Pinnick Kinnick Hill is partly ...Read Review
Casa Azul: An Encounter with Frida Kahlo
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Casa Azul, a new book in a historical fiction series aiming to bring great artists to a young audience, boldly mixes facts and “...Read Review
Saga: A Novel of Medieval Iceland
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Though this first novel is saddled with an unimaginative title and a host of similarly named and motivated characters, it is a compelling ...Read Review