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Sons and Other Flammable Objects
by Porochista Khakpour“Punchy conversation, vivid detail, sharp humor . . . Khakpour brings her characters vividly to life; their flaws and feints at intimacy feel poignantly real, and their journeys generate real…
The Siege
by Helen Dunmore“The best historical fiction delivers emotional truth through the lives of imaginary but ordinary people, making it possible to feel the texture of events that have been smoothed out by…
The Rising Sun
by Douglas Galbraith“Completely convincing . . . succeeds absolutely. Galbraith’s powers of description are immense . . . vivid enough to make the reader’s body ache . . . . We are…
On the Missionary Trail
by Tom Hiney“On the Missionary Trail . . . illuminate[s] the struggles of the nineteenth-century men and women who risked–and often lost–their lives to bring Christianity and civilization to the remotest corners…
Neutral Buoyancy
by Tim Ecott“Ecott excels at quixotic explorations of corners of the dive world. . . . It should be awarded a place on any diver’s reference shelf for tasty tidbits of history…
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…
The Healing Land
by Rupert Isaacson“A more clear-sighted view [of the Bushmen] is long overdue–which makes Rupert Isaacson’s book most welcome.” –The Economist…
An Explorer’s Notebook
by Tim FlanneryFrom internationally acclaimed scientist Tim Flannery, captivating essays and articles on the wonders of the natural world.
The Devil That Danced on the Water
by Aminatta Forna“Powerful. . . . At once impassioned, lucid, and understandably enraged, The Devil That Danced on the Water illuminates the troubled, tragic history of a country and a continent.” —O,…
Delicious
by Mark Haskell Smith“At once sexy and repulsive, the novel manages to plant sharp moral and cultural barbs in its gorge-feast of a plot.” —Publishers Weekly…
