Themes developed across stories and apparent in letters and essays comprehensively illumine the philosophy of Jewish feminist writer Hava Shapiro. Writing primarily in Hebrew around the turn of the last century, Hava Shapiro was among... Read More

Lambert delves deeply into the history of linguistics with this book, the captivating result of thorough research. The most fascinating part of ancient history is not the storied wars of conquest, but the remarkable development of the... Read More

Yes, even prehistoric humans had motives and desires we’d recognize today, and Uerkvitz tells this ancient tale well. Fans of Jean Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear will thrill to David Uerkvitz’s inventive prehistory of clans. The... Read More

At its best, historical fiction allows the reader to become immersed in another world, presenting a character’s life and issues in a way that fully develops the setting. The Raven’s Heart, the story of a disinherited, tenacious girl... Read More

“[T]he human body isn’t just a machine that breaks down and needs its parts replaced, like an automobile; it is a magnificently intelligent, self-healing organism that is capable of creating vibrant health and well-being,” James... Read More

When we read about life in places such as Baghdad or Gaza most of us cannot imagine a life under occupation. Lois Glass Webb’s second novel The Spectre of Death Rode the Land: A Southern Family Caught Up in the Union Invasion of... Read More

A photograph of the vivid octagonal ceiling of the Cathedral of Ely graces the cover of this imposing book. One notices first the colors, exploding outward from a central point: elaborate, even riotous, yet somehow contained by the... Read More