First published in 1995, Minae Mizumura’s "An I-Novel" was Japan’s “first bilingual novel;” this translation maintains its original tone and cross-cultural resonance. In the mid-1980s, the narrator, Minae, sips whiskey while... Read More

A ship traveling from England to India becomes a microcosm of Regency society in Julie Wright’s touching proper romance novel, "A Captain for Caroline Gray". Caroline, stubborn and self-educated, can not keep her mouth shut. Her... Read More

"The Sky Worshipers" is an epic novel that pulls back the veil on the tumultuous life and times of Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who was intent upon becoming the ruler of the world. In 1209 CE, at the celebration of her father’s... Read More

Katherine Angel’s excellent academic study "Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again" concerns the politics of sexual expression. The book addresses consent, desire, arousal, and vulnerability in turn, explaining each in terms of their history,... Read More