A Splendid Exchange

“[An] entertaining and greatly enlightening book . . . Bernstein is a fine writer and knows how to tell a great story well. . . . He never loses sight…

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

…dangers of human folly. . . . in its own deliciously madcap way, the new work offers some keen insights into the challenges and agonies of 21st-century life.” —USA Today…

Wilmington’s Lie

From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup of 1898, an extraordinary event unknown to most Americans

Bankei Zen

America Hurrah and Other Plays

…go mad. America Hurrah is as lively as a sand tick. It is anguishingly funny, yet oddly poignant, and more than passing wise in the ways of today’s world.” –Time…

Land Between the Rivers

The epic, five millennia history of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that was the birthplace of civilization and remains today the essential crossroads between East and West

Grove at Home: May 9-15

…going. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSZvHqf9qM   Wednesday, May 12 Happy birthday, Gabriel Byrne! Today marks the 71st birthday of the singular Gabriel Byrne — already one of the most admired actors of his…

Grove at Home: April 18-24

…vault — to say hi, remind you to keep reading, and let you know what’s on our minds.   Friday, April 23 Happy birthday, J.P. Donleavy Today would be the…

Grove at Home: February 14-20

…vault — to say hi, remind you to keep reading, and let you know what’s on our minds. Friday, February 19 “Surrealists have luxuriant hair”: Happy birthday, André Breton! Today…

Grove at Home: September 6—12

…vault — to say hi, remind you to keep reading, and let you know what’s on our minds.   Friday, September 11 Happy birthday, D.H. Lawrence! Today marks the 135th…