Phyllis T. Smith
Oscar Wilde And A Game Called Murder
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In this mystery, set in 1892, Oscar Wilde and friends—including Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle—indulge in an after-dinner game. Each picks ...Read Review
The Republic of Vengeance
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In the late third century BC, Marcus, a 14-year-old Roman journeying to Greece with his father, is captured by pirates. His father is ...Read Review
Indignation
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Up until the last thirty pages, this book reads like a wonderfully funny and bittersweet coming of age novel, though there are hints ...Read Review
The World a Moment Later
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This novel, translated from the Hebrew, is by a prize-winning novelist who served in the Israeli air force. Leapfrogging back and forth through ...Read Review
Shakespeare’s Wife
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What was Ann Hathaway like, and what was her role in her husband’s life? Often, male writers have suggested that she was ...Read Review
Hope in New York City: The Continuing Story of the Irish Dresser
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This novel, geared to middle school students and including a bibliography and plans for lessons on immigration, is a sequel to The Irish ...Read Review
The 19th Wife
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If you are contemplating a polygamous lifestyle, this novel will talk you out of it. The author wants us to know that plural ...Read Review
Don’t Talk to Me About the War
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It is 1940. Thirteen-year-old Tommy would like to enjoy just being a kid. He is more interested in listening to Brooklyn Dodgers games on ...Read Review
Fanon
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Franz Fanon, who died in 1961, is most famous for his book, The Wretched of the Earth, which excoriated racism and colonialism. A psychiatrist ...Read Review
The Blood of Caesar: A Second Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger
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I’m a fan of historical mysteries but hadn’t read Albert A. Bell’s work before, and was thrilled to discover this ...Read Review
