Late in July 1936, the Western world looked to Berlin, where the 1936 Summer Olympics was underway. The might and pageantry of Nazi Germany was on display. But 900 miles away by train in Barcelona a different spectacle was unfolding. As the opening shots were fired in the Spanish Civil War,...
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What do we know about the past, and how do we know it? Historians rely largely on the contemporaneous written records they call primary sources. But other disciplines make important contributions to history as well, including archaeology, physics, and genetics. Still, what they learn comes...
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You might think everything that could have been written about World War II has already reached a wider public, especially now that even the oldest veterans and survivors are passing from the scene. But you would be wrong. An excellent case in point is British author Damien Lewis’...
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In his first novel, The American Mission, veteran US Foreign Service Officer Matthew Palmer raises uncomfortable questions about how American foreign policy is made. He finds the answer in Central Africa: corporate interests call the shots. And the story, although exaggerated for dramatic...
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Brace yourself. This one’s tough to get your head around. On the most basic level, Mindbridge is a story of how First Contact goes awry, but summing it up that way does the book a disservice. Students of literature would call it an epistolary novel. It’s a pastiche of news items,...
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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.