A small town is shaken by racial turmoil in David Joy’s Those We Thought We Knew
…chip and the truth starts to come loose. The real question is, can the people who have lived in these mountains for generations survive the shock of such a betrayal?…
Celia Bell’s debut novel encompasses black magic, murder, and subterfuge in 17th-century France
…cast of characters, allowing a glimpse into the insidious minds of players both present at the metaphorical card table and hidden within the shadows. As Marie Catherine navigates the accusation…
Michael Nelson analyzes FDR’s ill-fated court-packing plan of 1937
…titled Vaulting Ambition, Michael Nelson analyzes this moment of presidential overreach, focusing on Roosevelt’s key decisions along the way. Michael Nelson is the Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes…
Western Edge explores country-rock from the Byrds to the Blasters and beyond
…album-shaped. Just looking at the cover puts a song in your head. Maybe it’s something off the Byrds’ 1968 landmark album Sweetheart of the Rodeo, the so-called “Big Bang for…
Two California grad students get quite an education in the 1960s South
…there are any number of those already on the shelves. This is a study of life, real life, in a pivotal place and a crucial time, with two bright and…
Novelist Patricia L. Hudson brings Rebecca Boone, Daniel’s wife, to the fore
…be, married to a man who was forever leaving the homestead to blaze some new trail. Young Rebecca was sensitive by nature, finely attuned to the natural beauty of the…
