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Much Depends On Dinner

by Margaret Visser

…writer, and these chapters combine a wealth of unusual information with extreme readability. . . . In short, Visser whetted my appetite, and I am hungry for more.” —USA Today

Grove at Home: January 31-February 6

Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest manuscripts of the Christian Bible known still to exist. Today, we’re enjoying this brief clip of Karen Armstrong, one of the contemporary world’s leading…

Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold

by Mark Cocker

“Cocker has written a book on a broad subject, the kind that professional historians too rarely produce. . . . Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold is a heroic attempt…

A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening

by Mário de Carvalho

“An absorbing study of a single man’s moral code, as well as a provocative meditation on the difficulty of leading a virtuous life in an era of tumultuous change.” –Erik…

14 Queer Book Recommendations to Read During Pride

…Navid Sinaki (Out August 13, 2024) Sex, vengeance, and betrayal in modern day Tehran—Sinaki’s cinematic debut follows Anjir, a morbid romantic and petty thief whose boyfriend disappears just as they’re…

1759

by Frank McLynn

 McLynn’s ability to bring history alive triumphs again in this vivid and elegant story of a pivotal moment in world history….

Arafat’s War

by Efraim Karsh

“The savage battle between Palestinians and Israelis is often presented as if it were historically predestined.  But in this eye-opening and exhaustively researched book, Karsh shows us that it is…

David Shih

David Shih is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. His writing on race has appeared in the New York Times, NPR’s Code Switch, Electric Literature, and Inside Higher…

The Rose of Martinique

by Andrea Stuart

“The Rose of Martinique is a comprehensive and truly empathetic biography. Andrea Stuart, who was raised in the Caribbean, combines scholarly distance with a genuine attempt to understand her heroine.”…

Grove at Home: December 6-12

…of surreal dissonance and unfettered imagination, Blood and Guts in High School may be the book most responsible for Kathy Acker’s reputation today as one of American writing’s greatest high-wire…