"The Fortunate Unfortunates: The Jewish Orphans Home of New Orleans" by Marlene Trestman; LSU Press, with the assistance of the V. Ray Cardozier Fund and the Mike and Ayan Rubin Endowment for …
Helen Simonson's first two books, "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" and "The Summer Before the War" won the hearts of many. In the 14 years since Simonson's first novel, she has gained a steady s…
On May 6, Jonathan Eig won the Pulitzer Prize for his book "King: A Life."
Thanks to the internet, which is always teaching me new things, I’ve learned a new word this month. It’s tsundoku, a Japanese term for the habit of piling up reading material without getting a…
