Deirdre Kelly’s cultural history book "Fashioning the Beatles" is insightful in revealing the Fab Four’s influence on fashion and popular culture throughout the 1960s. Tracking the band’s development year by year, the book reveals... Read More

L. L. Kirchner’s snarky memoir "Blissful Thinking" covers her search for validation in all the wrong places. After early-onset menopause prevented her from starting a family, Kirchner and her husband went to Qatar for her work, hoping... Read More

"Agincourt" is an innovative historical reinterpretation of the Battle of Agincourt. In 1415, England and France endured an epic showdown in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War. The battle reverberated through the centuries, helped by... Read More

In Joie Davidow’s harrowing historical novel "Anything but Yes", there are costs to maintaining convictions in the face of oppression. Anna was in the kitchen when the religious police arrested her and brought her to Casa dei... Read More

Gary Scott Smith’s "Do All the Good You Can" scrutinizes the influence of Methodism on the life and work of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Perhaps the most polarizing public figure in modern American history, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been a... Read More

In Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook’s literary science fiction novel "Secondhand Daylight", time travel complements a search for belonging. Green is an outsider who has no ambition, family, or friends. The peak of his week is going to the... Read More

Christopher Miller’s immersive contemporary history book "The War Came to Us" chronicles Ukraine’s fight for freedom and independence. Looking for a new challenge after his freelance journalism career stalled, Miller joined the Peace... Read More

In Elizabeth Fremantle’s historical novel "Disobedient", an artist fights for freedom and restitution. Rome is buzzing. The talent of young painter Artemisia Gentileschi defies all expectations. The quality of her work has already... Read More