Celia Bell’s debut novel encompasses black magic, murder, and subterfuge in 17th-century France
…had the lack of foresight to brag about who they managed to successfully poison, and interrogating (and torturing) them in the bowels of the prison of the Grand Châtelet. Lieutenant…
Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life captures the civil rights leader in his full humanity
…His celebrated narrative histories include a biography of Lou Gehrig, the tale of the creation of the birth control pill, the story of Jackie Robinson’s first season with the Brooklyn…
Vanderbilt philosophers Scott F. Aikin and Robert B. Talisse discuss their handbook for political disagreement
…they think they can talk about besides what divides them. And so the various sides have little more than caricatures of each other. The upshot is that the more you…
Matthew Vollmer’s memoir considers the mysteries of the living and the dead
…the religion pains his parents but does not in any way diminish their love, although his mother worries that they will no longer be “together in the end,” if the…
Scott Gloden’s debut story collection delves into America’s identity dilemma
…Greek mythology. The student of literature might recognize Tethys as a poetic name for the sea. The title gives a wet quality to the story, conjuring up both the humidity…
Teens work against the clock to save lives in a time-twisty murder mystery
…no prospects for the future (no pun intended). He fears that he “came from the factory defective.” The last thing he remembers is driving his car off Wilson Bridge on…
