Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been frightening readers for 200 years, and Susan Tyler Hitchcock explores the journey in Frankenstein: A Cultural History. Hitchcock explains the story’s lasting relevance by detailing its evolution from book to big screen (and to comics, costumes, TV shows, tea towels, etc.).
Valiant Women is a vital and engrossing attempt to correct the record and rightfully celebrate the achievements of female veterans of World War II.