Grit is the common factor in these five memoirs, whether it’s an African American scholar from the South and a Palestinian woman who face up to their prejudices, a Jersey girl cancer couldn’t kill, a myth-busting historian, or a gentle... Read More
Obscure, subjective, esoteric, dubious. Like no other concept known to civilized humans, romance may be the most difficult to define. Yet, most of us would agree that we know romance when we see it. We can also point out what romance is... Read More
“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” wrote Robert Frost in his poem “Mending Wall.” It turns out that the universe may not like them much either, for whether we look to the new discoveries of science or to spirituality... Read More
The Architecture of Diplomacy: The British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington The British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington Anthony Seldon Daniel Collings Eric Sander, photographer Flammarion Hardcover $65.00 (236pp)... Read More
Historically, the portrayal of women in comics has been a frustrating one, with female characters often relegated to the role of love interest, helper, or easily reformed adversary. However, Mike Madrid’s insightful new work, Vixens,... Read More
Though certainly the most novelesque of this group, Jamie’s Got a Gun is far too important a story to be excluded. Seventeen-year-old Jamie lives in poverty on the wrong side of town with a precocious younger sister and an overworked... Read More
This gorgeous collection of twenty-five sea-based comics has something for everyone: pirates, selkies, aliens, talking fish, lighthouse tenders, and sea monsters. The stories in Waterlogged: Tales from the Seventh Sea range from the... Read More
Joel Christian Gill’s Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History is another must-have to add to school reading lists. Gill’s work, named after the Billie Holliday song, tells the fascinating real life stories of nine... Read More