Anthologies are, inevitably, uneven. No matter how tightly edited, the individual contributions necessarily vary in character and quality. And in an audiobook, the format in which I “read” this collection of essays about the landmark ACLU cases of the past century, the problem is...
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Lucas Davenport is one of the most engaging protagonists in all of crime fiction, and he has proven as popular as he is commanding. Davenport’s creator, John Sandford, has just published Masked Prey, the thirtieth bestseller in the Prey series that features the millionaire investigator....
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For more than three decades, Lois McMaster Bujold has been thrilling science fiction fans with the Vorkosigan Saga. She has won multiple awards in the process. The space opera series now comprises seventeen novels, four novellas, and two short stories. The evolving tale of Lord Miles Vorkosigan...
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Set in 1953 and 1954, The Night Watchman is the fictionalized story of Erdrich’s grandfather, an Indian tribal leader, who led the resistance to the cultural genocide promoted by the Federal government.
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You might think that an historical account about scholars exploring an intellectual challenge would be deadly dull. In most cases, that’s likely to be true. But Margalit Fox’s tale in The Riddle of the Labyrinth is anything but that. As the subtitle hints, “The Quest to Crack an...
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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.