“Just as we have automatic cruise control when driving a car, we often operate on cruise control regarding culture,” say the authors. This book aims to help readers develop awareness of cultural differences in order to avoid... Read More

Currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York City is an exhibit of the Diker Collection of Native American art. The Dikers also have an extensive collection of modern and contemporary art... Read More

American Ballet Drama dancer Vova Izlomin is the bad boy of the barre in this wry mystery novel, originally released in 1944. Following a bout of mental illness (he went mad during a performance, “succumbing to the catatonic... Read More

In 1861, passionate Confederate defender Loreta Janeta Velazquez disguised herself as a Lieutenant Harry T. Buford and showed up ready for combat at the First Battle of Manassas (known in the North as the First Battle of Bull Run).... Read More

Of the 10,000 novels published by legitimate American imprints this year (almost one an hour!), few will greatly profit either their author or publishing house. The book trade is historically poorly paid and genteel. A solitary writer,... Read More

With more than typical Latin fierceness, this series of prose poems by a native Puerto Rican twists the traditional meaning of the title word to introduce a new concept of beastliness. As themes and language evolve, the sometimes hidden,... Read More

“A: Aromatic Aster.” So begins a glorious journey through the alphabet and around the prairie. This book combines lyrical words and vibrant illustrations to give children of all ages an eye-opening look at America’s heartland. The... Read More

For four days in June of 1854, twelve hundred passengers on seven steamboats chugged up the Mississippi River from Illinois, past Iowa and Wisconsin, and into the Minnesota Territory, during the “Grand Excursion of 1854.” The... Read More