I don’t think I’ve ever seen the divide between idealism and pragmatism laid out as […]
The Book Smugglers, by David E. Fishman
Years ago, I read Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, in which the author argues that there […]
The Amber Shadows, by Lucy Ribchester
By the time I finished reading Lucy Ribchester’s The Amber Shadows, I felt like I was […]
To Die in Spring, by Ralf Rothmann
In 1915, an iconic recruitment ad appeared in Britain in which a child asks, “Daddy, […]
Ruined Stones, by Eric Reed
If it hadn’t been for the war, Grace Baxter would never have been able to […]
The Hideout, by Egon Hostovský
Egon Hostovský’s The Hideout, originally published in the mid-1940s, is another Central European novella rescued from obscurity […]
Devastation Road, by Jason Hewitt
The period shortly before and after Germany surrendered in 1945 was violently chaotic. Some troops […]
Mischling, by Affinity Konar
I can understand why twins fascinate scientists. Watching them can reveal much about how personality […]
My Last Lament, by James William Brown
Aliki’s tragic life seems appropriate for a professional lamenter. We learn about her life as […]
Blitzed, by Norman Ohler
As a reader of nonfiction, I tend to return to the same subjects over and […]