Correspondents

“Murphy artfully connects multiple narratives to produce a sprawling tale of love, family, duty, war, and displacement. It is above all a stinging indictment of the ill-fated war in Iraq…

Cooking with Yogurt

“Judith Choate’s Cooking with Yogurt is a winner: over a hundred recipes add yogurt to everything from breakfast dishes to desserts; but don’t expect the usual sour cream substitute approach….

Black Out

“This fine novel repeatedly brings to mind le Carré—for its elegance and style, its intricate suspenseful plot, [and] its intimate knowledge of a seemingly shattered time and place . ….

Five European Plays

Nestroy, Schnitzler, Molnár, Havel…

Venice for Lovers

“Refreshing and delightful. Begley and Muhlstein manage to combine in one volume the innocent ardor of a first-time visitor and the seasoned appreciation of longtime lovers.” —Don George, National Geographic…

Vedanta

“Torwesten makes lucid the long history of Vedantic Hinduism, but he also maintains a genuine Vedantic poise: open, scrupulous, serene but engaged.” –David Elliott, San Diego Union…

The Trigger

“The most original of First World War centenary books. . . . A travel narrative of rare resonance and insight.” —Sunday Times (UK)…

To the Land of the Cattails

A Stolen Tongue

“Holman seduces you into a world of priests, rogues, saints, a world bright with horizon, wonder, piety. Her prose, tart, racy, and somber, will sing in your soul a long…

Queens of Havana

“This evocative memoir is a joyous, rhythmic history of the 11 sisters who formed the fabled Cuban orquesta Anacaona. . . . The Castro sisters’ story reverberates with exotic echoes…