A peek at what’s on tap this week.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
The Global War on Morris
By Steve Israel
A satire of post-9/11 national security stirs empathy but not outrage.
The Wild Truth
By Carine McCandless
A sister strives to correct her brother’s story, but finds you can never define the whole truth for someone.
Back in 2003, Sarah Janssen was a lowly intern at The World Almanac. Today, she helms the masthead as senior editor. Here, she discusses what it takes to create and maintain the seminal book of facts.
Color Blind: A Dr. Jenna Ramey Novel
By Colby Marshall
A criminal profiler seeks a mass murderer while confronting her own mother’s psychopathic history.
Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude
By Richard Dunn and Rebekah Higgitt
Beautiful illustrations accompany this tale of the search for a direct route across the world’s oceans.
About the only black and white you'll find in Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France are the photographs. In this impassioned work, author Caroline Moorehead chronicles the town of Chambon’s resistance during World War II. It is a true tale of heroism, cowardice, and the spectrum of behavior lurking in between.
See You in Paradise: Stories
By J. Robert Lennon
A collection of unconventional tales that tread on the paranormal.
A monthly feature that looks at books of and about poetry.
