Literature

Gardening Can Be Murder is as full of delights as an English cottage garden as it explores the links between horticulture and mysteries.

Gardening Can Be Murder is as full of delights as an English cottage garden as it explores the links between horticulture and mysteries.

This sampler of stories from beloved vet-turned-author James Herriot’s work is perfectly cozy from start to finish.

This sampler of stories from beloved vet-turned-author James Herriot’s work is perfectly cozy from start to finish.

Mark Dawidziak’s biography of Edgar Allan Poe reaches beyond the myth of his troubled life and mysterious death to reveal the actual man and writer.

Mark Dawidziak’s biography of Edgar Allan Poe reaches beyond the myth of his troubled life and mysterious death to reveal the actual man and writer.

Is Kristen Lopez’s But Have You Read the Book? for film buffs or book nerds? We say both.

Is Kristen Lopez’s But Have You Read the Book? for film buffs or book nerds? We say both.

In his memoir, Oliver Darkshire invites readers into one of the oldest antique bookstores in the world and acts as their hilarious, bookish guide.

In his memoir, Oliver Darkshire invites readers into one of the oldest antique bookstores in the world and acts as their hilarious, bookish guide.

Perfect for the language geeks of the world, The Illustrated Etymologicon has its ears and eyes trained on the way life gets translated into words.

Perfect for the language geeks of the world, The Illustrated Etymologicon has its ears and eyes trained on the way life gets translated into words.

August Wilson: A Life is an even-handed and absorbing exploration of a sui generis artist who followed his own rules both in the theater and in his personal life.

August Wilson: A Life is an even-handed and absorbing exploration of a sui generis artist who followed his own rules both in the theater and in his personal life.

Wielding a combination of biography and thoughtful analysis of George Eliot’s novels and verse, Clare Carlisle examines the sticky, complex concept of marriage.

Wielding a combination of biography and thoughtful analysis of George Eliot’s novels and verse, Clare Carlisle examines the sticky, complex concept of marriage.

Karim-Cooper’s candid discussion of more informed and nuanced approaches to interpreting Shakespeare can only help the Bard’s work endure.

Karim-Cooper's candid discussion of more informed and nuanced approaches to interpreting Shakespeare can only help the Bard’s work endure.

Mixing history and memoir, Anna Funder brings readers into the personal life of Eileen O’Shaughnessy, both with and without her husband, George Orwell.

Mixing history and memoir, Anna Funder brings readers into the personal life of Eileen O’Shaughnessy, both with and without her husband, George Orwell.

The collected letters of John le Carré, the master of the spy novel, reveal and conceal in equal measure.

The collected letters of John le Carré, the master of the spy novel, reveal and conceal in equal measure.

Kenneth C. Davis’ Great Short Books highlights 58 works of fiction that pack the oomph of an epic but are only 200 pages long.

Kenneth C. Davis’ Great Short Books highlights 58 works of fiction that pack the oomph of an epic but are only 200 pages long.

Though Emma Smith’s lively and engaging history of the book reflects the work of a careful scholar, it will delight general readers and bibliophiles everywhere.

Though Emma Smith’s lively and engaging history of the book reflects the work of a careful scholar, it will delight general readers and bibliophiles everywhere.

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