The iconic phrase from London’s Blitz was “Keep Calm and Carry On.” The media of […]
Tightrope, by Simon Mawer
We called World War I the war to end all wars. World War II claimed […]
Crooked Heart, by Lissa Evans
After reading Chris Offutt’s My Father, the Pornographer, I figured I needed a book with a […]
Not All Bastards are from Vienna, by Andrea Molesini
There are some books that puzzle me because they have intricate layers, call on background […]
Music for Wartime: Stories, by Rebecca Makkai
Though Theodor Adorno once wrote, “To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric,” art is one […]
Allegiance, by Kermit Roosevelt
In the Author’s Note at the end of Kermit Roosevelt’s Allegiance, Roosevelt writes, “The story of […]
Jacob the Liar, by Jurek Becker
Is there such a thing as a good lie? Whenever this question comes up, I […]