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The Holiday Season

by Michael Knight

…a setting breathe, to invest it with a vitality that seems as authentic and intense as the pulse beats of his characters.” —Jonathan Miles, The New York Times Book Review…

The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acuna

by Dagoberto Gilb

“His language is direct and strikingly honest, and yet he is also able to illuminate life’s transforming moments with a delicate appreciation of their power and evanescence.” –The Washington Post…

Vanilla

by Tim Ecott

…and the Vanilla orchid by nicely intertwining his personal interviews, evocative descriptions of the plant with social as well as natural history and scientific fact.” –Bonnie Walker, San Antonio Express-News…

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.”…

Night Side of the River

by Jeanette Winterson

A captivating collection of ghost stories from “one of the most gifted writers working today” (New York Times), The Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it…

The Louvre

by James Gardner

The fascinating and little-known story of the Louvre, from its inception as a humble fortress to its transformation into the palatial residence of the kings of France and then into…

Sexing the Cherry

by Jeanette Winterson

“Sexing the Cherry is a dangerous jewel . . . a mixture of The Arabian Nights touched by the philosophical form of Milan Kundera and told with the grace of…

The Passion

by Jeanette Winterson

This arresting, elegant novel uses Napolean’s Europe as the setting for a tantalizing surrealistic romance between an observer of history and a creature of fantasy….

India

by John Keay

“Keay’s panoramic vision and multidisciplinary approach serves the function of all great historical writing. It illuminates the present.” —Thrity Umrigar, The Boston Globe…

For a Handful of Feathers

by Guy de la Valdéne

“Beautifully conceived and written, valuable for its insight into quail behavior and its thoughtful address of hunting ethics, a new classic for the sportsman’s canon.” –Kirkus Reviews…