This is no ordinary lycanthrope tale, but is instead driven by a highly empathetic beast. Something very weird is happening in the sleepy town of Grand, Oklahoma. A string of animal attacks occurring on full-moon nights starts a rumor... Read More

Writing is clipped and punchy; at times, it intentionally obfuscates, and its gory details are sure to set stomachs churning. Nicholas Day’s short story collection "Now That We’re Alone" is a bizarre mix of makeshift golems, ghosts,... Read More

"Journey into Europe" is a crash course on modern European thought regarding Islam and Muslim immigration. In "Journey into Europe", Akbar Ahmed takes the temperature of Europe’s Muslims via interviews in which they describe the... Read More

This murder mystery exudes slow dread—a perfect novel for a cold night in dark winter. Lara Dearman’s The Devil’s Claw is a terrifying story centered on an islander who finds herself in the middle of a gruesome murder spree. An... Read More

Drawing from history and more, "Nigeria on the Precipice" offers detailed proposals for the nation’s future. Nigeria is a country on the rise. The population of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, is twenty-one million and growing.... Read More

"Chappaquiddick Speaks" is the definitive book on the case, marked by impeccable research and analysis. Bill Pinney’s exhaustive "Chappaquiddick Speaks" is an authoritative work on the tragic death of Mary Jo Kopechne in the summer of... Read More

"The Paymaster" is an exciting exploration of terrorism and counterterrorism, a twenty-first-century thriller done right. Adeed Dawisha’s fast-paced novel "The Paymaster" unites a former nationalist and an ambitious journalist to take... Read More

At its center is a dirge for the Israel of secular Labor and idealism. "How Long Will Israel Survive?" provides an in-depth look at a society that is said to be rotting from the inside out. Gregg Carlstrom argues that the State of Israel... Read More