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November 11, 2024

The Power and the Glory by Adrian Tinniswood

November 11, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Power and the Glory by Adrian Tinniswood

Stories of English country house life before WWI tore it to pieces

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November 11, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Adrian Tinniswood, The Power and the Glory, history, English history, the English country house
November 11, 2024

Day Lasts Forever by Mario dell'Arco

November 11, 2024/ Eric Bies
Day Lasts Forever by Mario dell'Arco

The first English-language translation of this Roman poet’s work

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November 11, 2024/ Eric Bies/
Day Lasts Forever, Mario dell'Arco, Marc Alan Di Martino, poetry, poetry review
November 10, 2024

Republic by Alice Hunt

November 10, 2024/ Aaron Kyereh-Mireku
Republic by Alice Hunt

A new history of England’s kingless period

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November 10, 2024/ Aaron Kyereh-Mireku/
Republic, Oliver Cromwell, British history, history, Alice Hunt
November 08, 2024

Far District by Ishion Hutchinson

November 08, 2024/ Eric Bies
Far District by Ishion Hutchinson

A printing of poet Ishion Hutchinson’s debut collection

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November 08, 2024/ Eric Bies/
Ishion Hutchinson, Far District, poetry, contemporary poetry
November 05, 2024

The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

November 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

An illustrated book about the strategies birds use to deal with cold weather

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November 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Pete Dunn, The Courage of Birds, birds, nature, nature writing
November 02, 2024

The Scapegoat by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

November 02, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Scapegoat by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

A new biography of the handsome favorite of two kings

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November 02, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
The Scapegoat, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, King James I, King Charles I, history, Jacobean history, English history, biography
October 31, 2024

The Brothers Grimm by Ann Schmiesing

October 31, 2024/ Siddharth Handa
The Brothers Grimm by Ann Schmiesing

A new life of the famous storytellers

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October 31, 2024/ Siddharth Handa/
Ann Schmiesing, Brothers Grimm, biography, literary biography
October 26, 2024

A Few Words in Defense of Our Country by Robert Hilburn

October 26, 2024/ Nikolas Mavreas
A Few Words in Defense of Our Country by Robert Hilburn

A biography of the beloved musician Randy Newman

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October 26, 2024/ Nikolas Mavreas/
A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, Randy Newman, Robert Hilburn, biography, American music, music biography
October 26, 2024

The Medieval Scriptorium by Sara Charles

October 26, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Medieval Scriptorium by Sara Charles

A wonderfully made and very lively history of the medieval manuscript

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October 26, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
The Medieval Scriptorium, Sara Charles, books, medieval history
October 21, 2024

Beyond Power Transitions by Xinru Ma & David C. Kang

October 21, 2024/ Siddharth Handa
Beyond Power Transitions by Xinru Ma & David C. Kang

A new perspective on East-West relations

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October 21, 2024/ Siddharth Handa/
Xinru Ma, David C. Kang, Beyond Power Transitions, East Asian history, history, US Politics
October 20, 2024

Roman Year by Andre Aciman

October 20, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Roman Year by Andre Aciman

The best-selling author reflects on his formative years in the Eternal City

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October 20, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
October 19, 2024

The Drowned by John Banville

October 19, 2024/ Ryan Davison
The Drowned by John Banville

Crime fiction is elevated in John Banville's darkly deceptive new mystery

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October 19, 2024/ Ryan Davison/
The Drowned, John Banville, fiction, mystery fiction
October 18, 2024

Vietnam: A Military History by Geoffrey Wawro

October 18, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Vietnam: A Military History by Geoffrey Wawro

A contentious new history of the Vietnam War

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October 18, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Geoffrey Wawro, Vietnam: A Military History, Vietnam, the Vietnam War, military history, history, US history, General Westmoreland
October 17, 2024

The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere

October 17, 2024/ Siddharth Handa
The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere

A new history of the great powers of the ancient world

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October 17, 2024/ Siddharth Handa/
Guy de la Bedoyere, The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome, history, ancient history, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome
October 14, 2024

Adaptation by Anastasia Samoylova

October 14, 2024/ Tom LeClair
Adaptation by Anastasia Samoylova

A look at the latest collection of Anastasia Samoylova's photography

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October 14, 2024/ Tom LeClair/
October 12, 2024

Violence in the Forum by Natale Barca

October 12, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Violence in the Forum by Natale Barca

A new history of the social and political convulsions of late Republican Rome

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October 12, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Natale Barca, Violence in the Forum, ancient Rome, Roman history
October 11, 2024

The Clock in the Sun by Pierre Sokolsky

October 11, 2024/ Nikolas Mavreas
The Clock in the Sun by Pierre Sokolsky

A new history of solar physics

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October 11, 2024/ Nikolas Mavreas/
The Clock in the Su, The Clock in the Sun, Pierre Sokolsky, science, astronomy, popular science
October 05, 2024

The Talnikov Family by Avdotya Panaeva

October 05, 2024/ Siddharth Handa
The Talnikov Family by Avdotya Panaeva

A new translation of a century-old Russian novel

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October 05, 2024/ Siddharth Handa/
The Talnikov Family, Avdotya Panaeva, Fiona Bell, fict4ion, fiction, historical fiction
October 04, 2024

The Letters of Seamus Heaney

October 04, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Letters of Seamus Heaney

A big, bursting collection of the great Irish poet's correspondence

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October 04, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
October 01, 2024

Keeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple

October 01, 2024/ Siddharth Handa
Keeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple

A new narrative account of the famous Scopes "Monkey" Trial

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October 01, 2024/ Siddharth Handa/
Keeping the Faith, Scopes trial, Clarence Darrow, Brenda Wineapple, history, American history, Darwin
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