The threat of war has long been the most persuasive tool of statesmanship, made the better if you occasionally back it up on the battlefield. Diplomacy has a place, yes, but the laws of the jungle are often the only rules that really... Read More

Royal robes and palace walls hide treachery in plain sight in Helen Corcoran’s "Queen of Coin and Whispers". When Lia’s uncle dies, she inherits the throne of Edar. But her uncle’s rule was marked by selfishness at the expense of... Read More

In his historical study Hitler’s True Believers, Robert Gellately examines the motivations and rationalizations behind German popular support for the Third Reich. Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 is one of the most important and... Read More

Heidi Chiavaroli’s thrilling romance "The Tea Chest" asks questions that resonate beyond the immediate needs of its heroines. Emma and Hayley live two hundred years apart, but they are connected through their tenacity and willingness... Read More

Continuing her inventive reimagining of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer blends magic, romance, and the growing specter of war in "A Heart So Fierce and Broken". With the curse broken and the enchantress Lilith defeated, Prince Rhen... Read More

Stéphane Larue’s debut "The Dishwasher" is a precision piece of youthful omphaloskepsis and urban fatigue. Its crisp narration and nearly journalistic aplomb with detailing the addictive spiral of its protagonist make it compelling.... Read More

In Agnes Gomillion’s gripping science fiction debut, "The Record Keeper", Arika is born in a postwar, resource-ravaged world and is plucked from her community’s nursery for a position of power. Arika may have a warm bed, clean... Read More

David Stubbs’s "Future Sounds" takes on the gargantuan task of providing an overview of the entire history of electronic music, from the influence of English philosopher Francis Bacon back in 1626 to the smashing success of electronic... Read More