Flight of the Wild Swan

By Melissa Pritchard

Flight of the Wild Swan

Before she became a metaphor, Florence Nightingale was a woman.

Your Presence Is Mandatory

A Ukrainian-Jewish POW endures endless misery in this bleak WWII tale.

The Impossible Thing: A Crime Novel

This oological thriller keeps readers at an unfortunate emotional remove.

Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Freidan, Mailer

A quartet of remarkable — if not equally eminent — American Jews.

Heartwood: A Novel

By Amity Gaige

Heartwood: A Novel

Powerful characters and propulsive adventure make this a page-turner you won’t want to end.

The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood

All that glitters is gold for a Tinseltown writer.

When the World Explodes: Essays

Personal history and natural disasters intertwine in these reflections on trauma.

Out of the Darkness

By Frank Trentmann

Out of the Darkness

How does a nation overcome its barbaric past?