Henry VIII gets a lot of attention from historians, biographers, and novelists alike, but not for the wisdom of his policies as king. In fact, you might say the only good thing he did for his people was to father the child who became Queen Elizabeth I. In her four decades on the throne, Elizabeth...
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Ex-spies have written a lot of the very best espionage novels. John le Carré, of course. John Buchan (The Thirty-Nine Steps). Frederick Forsyth (The Day of the Jackal). Jason Matthews (Red Sparrow). Charles McCarry (The Miernik Dossier). Alma Katsu (Red Widow). David McCloskey (Damascus Station)....
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Mary Robinette Kowal’s Lady Astronaut series sprawls across the years from 1952 to 1970 and beyond. The saga takes shape in four novels and several shorter stories (which have yet to be collected in a single volume). Kowal guides us through the career of the remarkable Dr. Elma York, a child...
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Andre Ross is a high-priced field operative for one of DC’s top political consulting firms. But he’s on the outs with his boss and mentor, Fiona Fitzpatrick, the firm’s sole female founding partner. Andre is “a thirty-five-year-old black man with a criminal record, four...
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No major country, with the possible exception of Russia, has undergone such tumultuous change over the past century as has China. The Japanese invasion and occupation (1931-45). Civil war (1927-49). The Chinese Revolution (1949). Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward (1958-60). The Cultural...
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.