In Pamela Reitman’s bittersweet historical novel "Charlotte Salomon Paints Her Life", the German Jewish artist struggles to express herself and survive in the shadow of the Third Reich. In 1939 in Berlin, Kristallnacht shatters... Read More
An enchanting photograph of an Indigenous girl centers Martha A. Sandweiss’s history book "The Girl in the Middle", a tale of westward expansion. In 1868, Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner arranged the peace commissioners of... Read More
"Two-Comma Wealth" is a holistic money management guide for those with multimillion-dollar net worths. A millionaire’s guide to investment and wealth management, George Stefanou’s "Two-Comma Wealth" delineates the emotional, fiscal,... Read More
A climate of progressive change backdrops a determined widow’s efforts in the male-dominated art world in the lovely historical novel "Saving Vincent". In Joan Fernandez’s engrossing historical novel "Saving Vincent", Vincent van... Read More
Julian Borger’s illuminating, elegiac memoir "I Seek a Kind Person" traces his search for his Viennese father’s wartime history. In 1983, Borger’s father, Robert, committed suicide. Borger, a journalist, later discovered an... Read More
Nathalie Cooke’s culinary history text "Tastes and Traditions" explores menus as strategic documents—much more than simple bills of fare. Menus, it says, do not always present their wares in a straightforward way; some go off the... Read More
David E. Campbell and Christina Wolbrecht’s stimulating political science treatise "See Jane Run" is about the impact of women politicians on society. The book posits questions about the parts that women politicians play in American... Read More
L. Annette Binder’s sensitive, grounded, and hopeful memoir "Child of Earth and Starry Heaven" is about the family impact of Alzheimer’s disease. Binder taps into a range of literary and scientific sources to reflect on her mother... Read More