The Egyptian Antiquities Murder, by Sara Rosett

When I saw that my library had a new Olive Belgrave mystery, I had to snap it up even though … More

Westside, by W.M. Akers

I propose a new addition to the list of narrative rules, à la Chekhov’s Gun. My suggestion is that, whenever … More

After two references on a podcast that I recently discovered and love, Shedunnit, and a reading lifetime of hearing Dorothy … More

In the past, I’ve described books as slow burns. What I usually mean is that, as I read them, I … More

I don’t think that anyone would argue that America’s health system is dangerous, inequitable, and unsustainable. It’s not the fault … More

The plan was for both Sarah and her fiancé, David, to go to a rural hospital in Tanzania. She would … More

The Great Pretender, by Susannah Cahalan, is one of the most extraordinary, best written works of nonfiction I think I’ve … More

Joseph Kanon’s The Accomplice stirs up a hell of a historical hornet’s nest. It begins with a conversation between a … More

Whatever happened to Fate? Fate appears in nearly every ancient story we have, as well as a far number of … More

It’s no surprise to me that we often call history a burden. The terrible actions of our past—either our own … More