Stories By Julia Braun Kessler
Non-Fiction Reviews
Churchill by Paul Johnson
August 10, 2026And Johnson reminds us of the memorable words he spoke after France capitulated: “Let us therefore...
Non-Fiction Reviews
The Bolter by Frances Osborne
July 25, 2026She introduces a woman who may have upset those around her by her promiscuity, even nymphomania,...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Manhattan: School for Scriveners
July 23, 2026For me, it was the people themselves, their intellectual inclinations, their sophisticated speech, their crisp wit...
Fiction Reviews
All Our Worldly Goods by Irene Nemirovsky
July 14, 2026How might we doubt that any long dead, wholly forgotten writer, who has re-emerged and within...
Fiction Reviews
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
July 3, 2026Such a pity Mary Ann Shaffer is not around to enjoy her celebrity! Shaffer died in...
Non-Fiction Reviews
The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin’s Russia by Tim Tsouliadis
July 3, 2026Readers of faint heart beware when embarking upon this superb work of history. So many stories...
Linguistics
The Man Who Made Lists by Joshua Kendall
June 21, 2026By the end of that lecture, Roget had concluded that one of the causes of “the...
Fiction Reviews
Murdering Miss Austen
June 14, 2026Jane Austen, whose sharp tongue barely left her cheek during her short lifetime, and, whose caustic...
France
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky
June 9, 2026Silvio’s tale proceeds to unravel the neighborhood secrets, as he uncovers them with a skill that...
Non-Fiction Reviews
The House That George Built by Wilfrid Sheed
June 5, 2026And in recreating social history, what a star-studded cast he lines up to perform for us!...




