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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…

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…

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…

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…

Moscow Exile

by John Lawton

From “quite possibly the best historical novelist we have” (Philadelphia Inquirer), the fourth Joe Wilderness spy thriller, moving from Red Scare-era Washington, D.C. to a KGB prison near Moscow’s Kremlin…

The People’s Act of Love

by James Meek

“Meeks builds multiple narratives to a bloody, satisfying, yet unsettling conclusion. People’s Act of Love stands not only as a keenly observed historical thriller but as a resonant tale of…

Nocturnal Butterflies of the Russian Empire

by José Manuel Prieto

“Precise, gorgeous, and assured.” –Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal…

The Howling Miller

by Arto Paasilinna

“The narrative, with its episodic chapters and fablelike tone, follows Huttunen’s interactions with an amused eye . . . Paasilinna describes the frenetic inner workings of his characters’ minds with…

The CEO of the Sofa

by P. J. O'Rourke

“Not content to rest on his laurels, the bestselling humorist O’Rourke instead settles back on his caustic couch to offer a wide-angled worldview from his own living room, his salon…