Mark Lardas

This week, we feature a love story that influenced America's founding and a foray into the oft-overlooked shipbuilder ...

This week, we feature a retro-sci-fi tale and an arrangement of Southern-inspired recipes for weeknight dinners, celebrations, and ...

In Teddy Jones’s novel, a young journalist discovers how to make good choices in difficult situations.

This week, we feature a satirical tale of espionage and a no-holds-barred assessment of the real state of ...

The civilians in the Philippines interred by Japan in World War II are liberated in this stirring account.

This week, we feature a compelling voice appealing for sanity in America’s universities and a stark warning against ...

This week, we feature a scholarly dissection of a popular writer’s works and a charming children's tale that ...

Eddy and Effie set out to explore an unknown planet.

This week, we feature a country singer’s nostalgic memoir on growing up in 1950s Texas and a revelatory ...

David Stuttard shows how the charismatic leadership of 5th century Athens brought the city’s downfall.

This week, we feature a popular man-and-dog detective duo in search of a missing cat and a classic ...

This week, we feature a military history of mostly-forgotten soldiers during World War II and a classic children's ...

This week, we feature a thrilling historical account of the race to develop the atomic bomb and a ...

The grand story of how a beloved pasta dish traveled the world. 

This week, we feature a look at the mysteries surrounding Amelia Earhart's final flight and a heartwarming collection ...

This week we feature a common-sense call to return to old-school learning methodologies and a sentimental story of ...

In her debut novel for tweens, E.P. Cowley sends a special boy to an island where magic happens.

This week, we feature a guide to life by a long-lived entertainer and a history of a San ...

This Italian nobleman lived a full life during interesting times in this intriguing biography.

This week, we feature an account of the Roman Empire's founding and the early 20th-century tale of a ...

This week, we feature a “hip” look at an American road trip through a famed highway and a ...

This week, we feature a fascinating biography of an early military engineer, who stood up to a great ...

This mystery set in 1940s Hollywood seems more like a screwball comedy script of “Casablanca.’

This week, we feature a thrilling memoir of one spy’s takedown of the KGB and a 17th-century book ...

This week, we feature a motivational guide connecting good leaders with reading and an in-depth analysis that sheds ...

Adam Higginbotham’s account of the 1986 disaster and its aftermath shows how NASA oversold the Space Shuttle.

This week, we feature a helpful guide for parents hoping to take charge of their child’s education and ...