Independence Day
/Two recent votes on independence remind us that globalization has not put an end to nationalism. A new book on the 1995 Quebec referendum highlights just how complicated a people’s “yes” or “no” votes really are.
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Read MoreShort Tales on a Tight Rein
/The contemporary American short story is a kind of stunt double for the novel. Monica McFawn’s Bright Shards of Someplace Else is one such collection, each of its eleven stories posturing like a dare accepted.
Read MoreHarm Him, Harm Me
/Historical novelist Andrew Levkoff stuffs the last installment of his "Bow of Heaven" trilogy with battles, love, loyalty betrayed, crucifixion, cross-purposes, loyalty regained, and deep reflections on what it all means.
Read MoreThose Rascally Parthians! An Interview with author Andrew Levkoff
/Open Letters Monthly interviews the author of Blood of Eagles, book three of the Bow of Heaven series.
Read MoreEnlisted Again
/Once he'd led the Continental Army to victory, General George Washington retired to his Mount Vernon home - but the newborn country wasn't done with him yet. A new book looks at First Citizen Washington.
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