This creatively structured, memorable memoir includes a mix of humorous anecdotes and classical music trivia. An accomplished cellist, Ian Hampton has played with the London Symphony Orchestra and numerous prominent string quartets. He... Read More

Early in "The Italian Executioners", Simon Levis Sullam points out that Italy’s role in the Holocaust is often ignored, thanks both to the worse actions of its Axis counterpart and to revisionist attempts to absolve the country of... Read More

A thirty-year NASA veteran, Clayton Anderson can list myriad impressive accomplishments: two missions to the International Space Station, six space walks, and the underdog story of becoming an astronaut after being rejected fifteen... Read More

John Okada’s 1957 novel No-No Boy, his only full-length work, was the first novel by a Japanese American to grapple with the aftermath of internment during World War II. Edited by Frank Abe, Greg Robinson, and Floyd Cheung, "John... Read More

Bryan Hurt’s sensibility is unusual and hard to describe, but that’s what makes the eighteen stories that form his debut collection, "Everyone Wants to Be Ambassador to France", worthwhile. There’s a great deal of variety here, in... Read More

Myrtilla Miner was an important abolitionist who took the bold step of opening a school for African-American girls in Washington DC in the years leading up to the Civil War. Michael M. Greenburg introduces young readers to this often... Read More

Philip Connors has previously written about his many years as a fire lookout in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest. His new memoir, "A Song for the River", reflects not only on the wilderness, but also on the lives of those who are... Read More

CQ Roll Call boasts more than sixty years of covering politics in Washington, and no shortage of talented photographers have plied their trade there. That’s evident in "Under the Dome", which collects an enjoyable variety of photos... Read More