Latest Review
Join archaeologists at work around the world
To say that Annalee Newitz's interests are eclectic grossly understates the point. They—Newitz's personal pronouns are they/their/theirs—are the author of two science fiction novels and two works of nonfiction that sprawl across a broad swath of issues and preoccupations. Newitz has also edited or co-edited a number of other nonfiction books and contributed chapters to [...]
What You’ll Find on This Site
Hello, and welcome to my site! I’m Mal Warwick. Here you’ll find a huge number of recent books I’ve reviewed. There are three ways to find them:
(1) You can find the most important book reviews via one of the following cornerstone posts:
- Mysteries and thrillers –
- Nonfiction –
- Trade Fiction –
(2) You can find individual book reviews and other posts in any one of five categories:
(3) Or you can find reviews the old-fashioned way.
Looking for the latest by John Grisham? Just click “Search” in the upper right-hand corner of this page and type in his name or thebook title in the box that pops up.
Happy reading!
|
Latest Books Reviewed |
|
Nonfiction
Join archaeologists at work around the world
To say that Annalee Newitz's interests are eclectic grossly understates the point. They—Newitz's personal pronouns are they/their/theirs—are the author of two science fiction novels and two works of nonfiction that sprawl across a broad swath of issues and preoccupations. Newitz has also edited or co-edited a number of other nonfiction books and contributed chapters to [...]
Trade Fiction
One surprise after another in this brilliant First Contact novel
It seems unlikely to me that anyone, anywhere, has thought longer or harder about First Contact than Peter Cawdron. In his fifteenth novel on the theme, the gifted Australian science fiction author poses yet one more solution to the Fermi Paradox. "In the summer of 1950," Cawdron explains, "while sitting around a table having lunch, physicist Enrico Fermi casually asked hi [...]
Mysteries & Thrillers
A suspenseful World War II espionage thriller set in Paris
England shuddered in terror in the summer of 1940. Following the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in May, Nazi Germany's U-boat campaign threatened to starve the British people, and an invasion was imminent. Preparations for Operation Sea Lion were underway, revealed by a growing chorus of chatter in German radio communications. In response, a sha [...]
Commentaries
The Wyndham and Banerjee historical detective novels set in colonial India
The weight of history began crashing down on the British Raj in World War I, as these exceptionally well executed historical detective novels make abundantly clear. Victoria's "jewel in the crown" had sent more than one million soldiers to fight for God and country—England, not India—chiefly on the Western Front and in the Middle East. Like African-American soldiers re [...]
Most Popular Posts |
The 10 top espionage novels reviewed on this site
Over the past ten years, I’ve read and reviewed more than 100 espionage novels (not counting a great many more I never finished). My 10 favorites are listed immediately below. Though my preliminary list included multiple titles by several of the authors included here, I’ve arbitrarily limited myself to a single title from every writer. And I gave every one of these 10 [...]
10 top nonfiction books about World War II (plus many runners-up)
If you've been reading my reviews for very long, you're aware that the World War II era holds special fascination for me. This might have something to do with the fact that I was born then—in fact, about six months before the USA entered the war. Or maybe it's just because it all preceded the disillusionment that set in once the war had ended, when the boundaries between [...]
Top 10 mystery and thriller series
Unless you're a devoted fan of the genre, you may be unaware of the sheer number of mystery and thriller series. I stumble across a new one about every month or two. Over the past ten years, I've read (or at least started reading) nearly 100 such series. More than four dozen of them belong in any list of engaging, well-written stories of crime and intrigue. This post wa [...]
30 good nonfiction books about espionage
For good or ill, a fair amount of what I’ve learned about espionage over the years has come from reading spy stories. A few authors are particularly diligent about research and accuracy, so most of what I’ve picked up is probably true. In fact, many of those authors are veterans of the intelligence game and should know what they write about. But, for assurance that wha [...]