Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America

More than anything, the Cold War was a chess match.

Evelyn in Transit: A Novel

Is a woman’s young son a reincarnated Buddhist lama?

Cromwell’s Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War: The Life of George Downing

The famous London street was named for a rather infamous character.

Strikingly Similar: Plagiarism and Appropriation from Chaucer to Chatbots

A profoundly dull examination of an otherwise compelling topic.

The First and Last King of Haiti

This revelatory work restores a lost figure to the pantheon of pivotal world leaders.

The Cannibal Owl

By Aaron Gwyn

The Cannibal Owl

An orphan finds succor and sorrow among the Comanche in this lean, hypnotic tale.

Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy

Perhaps Russia’s future, if not its present, will be female.

Crick: A Mind in Motion

An outstanding look at the DNA whisperer’s life.