Giantkillers

“Scammell’s book offers a compelling argument for the importance of tort claims in protecting consumers and the government.” –Robert Bryce, The Washington Post…

The Explorers

Cromwell

“Rich and extraordinary.” –The New York Times…

Budapest

“In an age of borders, Chico Buarque’s masterpiece Budapest dissolves frontiers, creating an odd new world, where everything is being constantly reborn: words, writing, language, loss, and, above all, love….

The Battle

“History writ large, bold, vivid, and real: mesmerizing and authentic.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review)…

This Boy’s Life

“Wolff writes in language that is lyrical without embellishment, defines his characters with exact strokes and perfectly pitched voices, [and] creates suspense around ordinary events, locating the deep mystery within…

Alone With Others

‘magnificent, inspiring! . . . This excellent book has come to me personally as an illuminating text, despite my close on sixty years’ concern with Buddhism . . . [Batchelor’s]…

Grove at Home: May 16-22

…how I imagined it.’ “‘Better or worse?’ “‘Better.’ I don’t know what to do with this, how not to psych myself out, so I’m grateful when a new song starts…

Spooky Halloween Reads

…taking readers deep into the backwoods of the Depression-era south and teasing out the dark compulsions and desperate longings that blur the line between love and betrayal. As a child…

Grove at Home: July 19—25

…effects of resistance in the decolonizing of consciousness.” It’s an exhilarating read. Black Panther poster by Emory Douglas, Lower East Side, NYC, 1970 “Distinguishing between defensive and insurrectionary violence can…