Intelligence historian Gill Bennett’s easy familiarity with Anglo-Soviet foreign policy and espionage imbues "The Zinoviev Letter" with impressive authoritativeness, untangling the 1924 “fake news” document from speculation to... Read More

Daniel T. Rodgers eloquently decodes four centuries of Western history in "As a City on a Hill", in which myths and meanings of Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop’s 1630 “A Model of Christian Charity” are elegantly... Read More

"113 Days" is a memoir as well as an invitation to grow in understanding what it’s like to live with mental illness. Bradley Good’s memoir of mental illness, "113 Days", falls to rock bottom and then climbs back to health. How did I... Read More

"Chance for Rain" is an emotional, realistic romance novel that brings a new and empowered perspective to the genre. Tricia Downing’s heartwarming, authentic romance "Chance for Rain" is related through the uncommon lens of a woman in... Read More

The aftermath of the bloodbath that was World War II did not leave any of the victorious states much reason to be jubilant. Scarred and wary of each other, Russia, China, and the United States all maneuvered geopolitically to advance... Read More

Filled with exciting history and wonder, "The Spy with the Red Balloon" centers on Ilse and Wolf, two Jewish, German-American youths living in 1943. They have a closely guarded secret: there is magic in their blood. When the government... Read More

John Briscoe’s Crush: The Triumph of California Wine is a lively introduction to California’s wine industry. Though blessed with a superb climate and geography for cultivating grapes, California winemakers endured centuries of... Read More

Todd Richards’s Soul: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes is a thoughtful introduction to African American food, though it is only the launching point for Richards’s inventive cooking repertoire. Chapters begin with base... Read More