The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
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In this 2008 novel, Andrew Davidson’s main character suffers catastrophic burns and equally-catastrophic treatment
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Marvel Firsts: WWII Superheroes
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An anthology of some of Marvel Comics most famous - and most forgotten - WWII-era heroes
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PG Wodehouse: A Life in Letters
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An extensive collection of letters by the beloved humorist
Read MoreSalvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino
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An all-knowing expert helps police solve a slightly-unusual domestic homicide.
Read MoreThe Post-Presidency from Washington to Clinton
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A well-researched and thoroughly enjoyable study of what ex-presidents DO all day long
Read MoreRoman Historical Fiction: 2012
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A batch of 2012 Roman historical fiction curiously reflects its own modern era
Read MoreGone by Michael Grant
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Teens must fend for themselves when they’re suddenly cut off from the rest of the world in this exuberant YA novel
Read MoreThe Divorce of Henry VIII by Catherine Fletcher
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A thorough - and thoroughly captivating - in-depth look at the divorce that sundered a nation and re-made a church.
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Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
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A cricket-and-9/11 novel that works about as well as can be expected.
Read MorePawprints of Katrina by Cathy Scott
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A look at the men and woman who rescued animals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Read MoreCracking the Egyptian Code by Andrew Robinson
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A lively English-language biography of the man who deciphered the Rosetta Stone
Read MoreThe Tale of the Heike, translated by Royall Tyler
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A thorny and complicated Japanese epic gets an impressive new translation.
Read MoreThe Third Reich at War by Richard Evans
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The magnificent concluding volume in Richard Evans’ great WWII trilogy
Read MoreWhat Happened to Anna K. by Irina Reyn
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A contemporary fictional ‘update’ on Tolstoy’s famous novel - with twists of its own.
Read MoreOcean: Our Water, Our World by Deborah Cramer
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A beautiful, heartfelt look at the endangered bounty of the oceans.
Read MoreHumphrey Newton by Deborah Youngs
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An in-depth biographical portrait of an unknown Tudor gentleman.
Read MoreWe Two by Gillian Gill
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The author’s winningly sympathetic portrait of Queen Victoria’s marriage
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