The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire by A. Wess Mitchell
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The author explores how the Habsburgs succeeded by developing strategies using only the limited tools at their disposal.
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The Optickal Illusion by Rachel Halliburton
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A debut novel exploring the corruption at the heart of the art world in eighteenth century London.
Read MoreThe Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon
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This novel explores potent themes — the nature of Christian faith and its potential for misuse and even harm.
Read MoreThe Wonderful Mr. Willughby by Tim Birkhead
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Birkhead has done all the traditional biographer's legwork that so few have bothered to do before him.
Read MorePenguins on Parade: The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta!
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The first novel ever published in California and the first written by a Native American.
Read MoreHouse Crossing: Poems By Laurie L. Patton
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House Crossing, like the two volumes that preceded it, establishes its own rules and sticks to them.
Read MoreThe Promise of the Grand Canyon by John F. Ross
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This books stands out from other accounts of Powell’s expeditions by emphasizing the ecological ramifications of his discoveries.
Read MoreBack to the New Yorker in the Penny Press!
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My return issue of the New Yorker arrived just the other day; I fixed myself a sandwich, and then settled in to a reading experience I hadn't had in years.
Read MoreWorld War II at Sea: A Global History by Craig Symonds
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This maritime history of WWII combines a monumental amount of detailed scholarship and compelling storytelling from the first page to the last.
Read MoreFirst in Line by Kate Andersen Brower
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An engaging run-down of what is in many ways the least-enviable job in America.
Read MoreChristianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History by Brian Stanley
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Stanley's arguments are based on wide-ranging research, and his prose is clear.
Read MoreThe Oxford Companion to the Brontës by Christine Alexander & Margaret Smith
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An extensive and attractively designed anniversary compendium of information about the Brontës.
Read MoreLaughing Shall I Die by Tom Shippey
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The author uncovers the fierce death-cult intensity that enabled these roving bands of sea-warriors to terrorize vast swaths of Europe.
Read MoreShelter in Place by Nora Roberts
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A romantic thriller featuring the ripped-from-the-headlines issue of gun violence alongside trauma recovery, romance, and family drama.
Read MoreThe Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
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The simplest truth she relates is one known to farmers for thousands of years: the happier animals are, the healthier they are.
Read MoreBrief Cases by Jim Butcher
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With Brief Cases, Butcher brings together his second collection of short stories, following 2010’s Side Jobs.
Read MoreOK, Mr. Field by Katharine Kilalea
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A deeply meditative novel whose curious tone teases out tantalizing questions about how we position ourselves in the world.
Read MoreLife in the Garden by Penelope Lively
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The literary equivalent of listening to your most literate friend collect her thoughts about the most unassuming of her life's passions.
Read MoreThe Outsider by Stephen King
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The Outsider is a solid combination of police procedural, thriller, and horror.
Read MoreGremlins (Novelization) by George Gipe
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This novelization of the 1984 blockbuster was written before the movie hit the theaters, or even before the script was completely finished.
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