Book Review: The Crimes of Elagabalus
/A solid, enjoyable new biography of one of ancient Rome's most notorious gay teen-emperors!
Read MoreCD of the Week - Elgar's Cello Concerto
/Norman Lebrecht spotlights a striking new recording of a piece that has eluded musicians for years, Edward Elgar's cello concerto
Read MoreBook Review: The Last Pre-Raphaelite
/A 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 MoreCD of the Week - Brahms performed by friends and colleagues
/Arbiter Records gathers together some remarkable archival rarities of Brahms recordings. Norman Lebrecht reviews.
Read MoreNew Edition: The Barnes & Noble King James Bible
/A 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 MoreBook Review: Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes
/A perceptive new study of the effects a cataclysmic earthquake had on a tottering regime in China
Read MoreBook Review: The Forest Unseen
/An enchantingly small focus creates a modern-day masterpiece of natural history
Read MoreBook Review: Restless in the Grave
/The latest Kate Shugak murder mystery features small town Alaska, bush pilot sabotage, and one heck of a sexy state trooper!
Read MoreBook Review: Tutankhamen
/Any new study of Tutankhamen faces an array of obstacles - some more familiar than others.
Read MoreCD of the Week - Erik Chisholm: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
/Acquaint yourself with newly recorded Piano Concertos from the talented, eclectic, and little-known Scottish composer Erik Chisholm
Read MoreNow in Paperback: The Hemlock Cup
/Now in paperback: one of the best books ever written about the life and times of Socrates
Read MoreBook Review: The Inquisitor
/A new thriller features an implacable torturer-for-hire as its problematic protagonist.
Read MoreBook Review: The Lost History of 1914
/A new look at the outbreak of World War I reminds readers of the individual people involved - and presents some intriguing might-have-beens.
Read MoreIn Theaters: John Carter
/The 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 MoreCD of the Week - Renée Fleming: Poèmes
/Renée Fleming sings "sensual French masterpieces" on a new album from Decca--but are the results as evocative as the billing?
Read MoreNow in Paperback: A Princess of Mars
/Edgar Rice Burroughs' debut John Carter novel, "A Princess of Mars," gets a vivid new comic book adaptation
Read MoreNow in Paperback: The View From Lazy Point
/A paperback reprint of a modern nature classic
Read MoreNow in Paperback: DC Universe Legacies
/A new paperback edition of the once-definitive history of DC superheroes
Read MoreBreitbart at Rest
/Andrew 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 MoreBook Review: Reading for My Life
/A new anthology samples from a lifetime's publications of a beloved critic
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