Book Review: The Crimes of Elagabalus
/A solid, enjoyable new biography of one of ancient Rome's most notorious gay teen-emperors!
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A solid, enjoyable new biography of one of ancient Rome's most notorious gay teen-emperors!
Read MoreNorman Lebrecht spotlights a striking new recording of a piece that has eluded musicians for years, Edward Elgar's cello concerto
Read MoreA big new biography of Edward Burne-Jones, whose vivid and dreamlike artwork caught the sentimentality of his time and shaped it to immortal perfection.
Read MoreArbiter Records gathers together some remarkable archival rarities of Brahms recordings. Norman Lebrecht reviews.
Read MoreA gorgeous new edition of the King James Bible arrives on bookshelves, packed with illustrations by Gustave Dore and, of course, some of the most beautiful poetry in the English language
Read MoreA perceptive new study of the effects a cataclysmic earthquake had on a tottering regime in China
Read MoreAn enchantingly small focus creates a modern-day masterpiece of natural history
Read MoreThe latest Kate Shugak murder mystery features small town Alaska, bush pilot sabotage, and one heck of a sexy state trooper!
Read MoreAny new study of Tutankhamen faces an array of obstacles - some more familiar than others.
Read MoreAcquaint yourself with newly recorded Piano Concertos from the talented, eclectic, and little-known Scottish composer Erik Chisholm
Read MoreNow in paperback: one of the best books ever written about the life and times of Socrates
Read MoreA new thriller features an implacable torturer-for-hire as its problematic protagonist.
Read MoreA new look at the outbreak of World War I reminds readers of the individual people involved - and presents some intriguing might-have-beens.
Read MoreThe new movie "John Carter" has spawned a dozen reprints of the original Edgar Rice Burroughs stories - including the official Disney tie-in featuring both the screenplay novelization and the debut ERB novel
Read MoreRenée Fleming sings "sensual French masterpieces" on a new album from Decca--but are the results as evocative as the billing?
Read MoreEdgar Rice Burroughs' debut John Carter novel, "A Princess of Mars," gets a vivid new comic book adaptation
Read MoreA paperback reprint of a modern nature classic
Read MoreA new paperback edition of the once-definitive history of DC superheroes
Read MoreAndrew Breitbart, the brash, conservative media warrior, died a few days ago. He was by all accounts a wonderful husband, father, and friend - but should that matter?
Read MoreA new anthology samples from a lifetime's publications of a beloved critic
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