Heavy in theoretical science but lighthearted in its approach, Mondragon is intelligent, multifaceted, and engaging. Mondragon by Aran Jane is a work of speculative science fiction, unexpectedly infused with a kind of technopsychedelic... Read More

The confusion of adolescence is captured in hi-fi, and the seams of identity are exposed in all of their ragged beauty. Jane Alvey Harris’s "Riven" traces a critical juncture in a teen’s mental health. When an elaborate fantasy... Read More

First in a collaborative new series from award-winning author Jane Yolen and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, "On Bird Hill" reveals the wonder of a newly hatched baby chick emerging on a beautiful day in a nature-filled park and his... Read More

A romance that has stood the test of time, Jacob Dinezon’s touching, traditional novel was originally published in 1891. Recently translated from the Yiddish into contemporary English by Jane Peppler, Hershele: A Jewish Love Story... Read More

The new English translation of Oliver Wieviorka’s "The French Resistance" is a hefty, commodious volume allowing for the full breadth of the author’s sophisticated scholarship. This is not a one-sided account of the French resistance... Read More

Never taking itself too seriously, the narrative provides a refreshing take on a familiar tale. Jane Carter Barrett tackles the historical romance genre with comedic verve and charm in "Antonia Barclay and Her Scottish Claymore". Set in... Read More

Esperança Garcia, a Brazilian slave, wrote a letter to the governor in 1770 complaining about her treatment and asking for help. This is her story as she might have told it, with the sorrow and desperation of a wife and mother seeking... Read More

Parisian bookseller Laurent Letellier, on his way to enjoy a double espresso and study his notes for an upcoming book signing, discovers a mauve leather handbag, in excellent condition and obviously not empty, sitting upon a waste bin... Read More