The 2014 Crimean war becomes the backdrop of a more personal drama in Kalani Pickhart’s novel "I Will Die in a Foreign Land". In late 2013, Ukraine explodes into political violence, which is made worse when Russia annexes the Crimean... Read More
It Begins with Please and Doesn’t End with Thank You is a thorough and charming guide to getting ahead in sales. Edwin P. Baldry’s witty business guide It Begins with Please and Doesn’t End with Thank You concerns professional... Read More
In the fantasy novel "The Hatchet Men", supernatural beings work to protect humanity from looming danger. In Simmeon Anderson’s fantasy novel "The Hatchet Men", an ancient war carries over into the modern era. Thousands of years ago, a... Read More
A depressed journalist finds himself on a strange journey in Mohamed Kheir’s haunting novel "Slipping". Seif’s heart has not been in his job of late, so he is surprised to receive an important yet mysterious assignment: he must... Read More
Short stories about death—and what comes after—are the subject of You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife. The book includes twenty-four graphic stories from a variety of creators who draw on a wide range of cultures, styles, and... Read More
In "Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy", a ten-year-old boy finds independence and purpose when he is transported from California to a distant planet. Francesco, who goes by Frankie, is always being nagged to be productive instead of... Read More
Complemented by a light romance, Lily Charles’s cozy mystery "Murder at the Estate Sale" is set in the rare book world and uncovers rivalry in Atlanta’s occult circle. From reminiscing about the Bodleian to noting tanned pages and... Read More
"Smells" is part scholarly treatise, part fascinating popular history, dashed through with a soupçon of wit. Historian Robert Muchembled’s abundant research led him to scour estate and shop inventories, manuscripts, illustrations, and... Read More