Promoting a unique hybrid governance model, the political philosophy text Learning to Fly 2 marshals the strengths of diverse traditions into one coherent structure. Veteran Michael Stansfield’s structured, expansive philosophical... Read More

An unsolved disappearance and Croatia’s independence overlap in Jurica Pavičić’s expansive novel "Red Water". In 1989, Silva disappears near Split, then part of Yugoslavia. A lengthy hunt ensues, continuing decades after the... Read More

An inestimable novel of ideas, Michael Lentz’s monumental book "Schattenfroh" follows the consciousness of a trapped man as he thinks through his existence, his relationship to his father, and centuries of German culture. “One calls... Read More

Generational pains are soothed by supernatural revelations in Kathleen Kaufman’s captivating historical novel "The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey". Following the death of Nairna’s grandmother, her absent... Read More

Questions about how a longer human lifespan might shape society—and about who should command such technology—are at the center of the musing thriller "The Forever Factor". In Tom Hogan and Amanda Iles’s medical thriller "The... Read More

The subsistence existences of those who contend with harsh environments and harsher government policies are the focus of the illuminating novel "Desert Rites". In Xuemo’s historical novel "Desert Rites", Chinese villagers struggle... Read More

A mother works to improve her government and her family in the revealing novel "Owls, Doughnuts, and Democracy". A woman with political ambitions teams up with a knowledgeable octogenarian to effect change in Jason A. N. Taylor’s... Read More

In the suspenseful historical thriller "The Israeli", a secret agent gathers information, conveys it back home, and remains undetected for years. Phillip Kurata’s engaging historical novel "The Israeli" is about the life of a Mossad... Read More