Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
As a child Caitlin Doughty witnessed a traumatic accident, and was never brave enough to find out if the victim lived or not. Her inability to confront that death led to a lifelong morbid curiosity, a history degree in Medieval funeral practices, and a job in a crematory.
A How-To Guide to Living in Historical England
Ever wonder what life was really like for people in the past? What details about the commoners do the history books leave out?
Fishing in the Dark
Shepard’s fragmented memories map a surreal road trip.
Woman’s Best Friend
The age old description “man’s best friend,” takes on a new meaning when Lauren Fern Watt creates and implements a bucket list for her 160-pound English Mastiff.
Don’t Miss These September 2017 Releases
The reviews for these titles were so intriguing, that we looked forward to their arrival, and want to make sure that you don’t miss out on them.
Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music
The history of recorded sound: grappling with the aesthetic consequences of technological advancement.
Go West
Literature gets a western brand in these six tales of courage, hardship, fighting and survival, that take place during the brief but tumultuous period known as the American “Wild West”.
Not the Amish Way
As Mark Twain said “Truth is stranger than fiction but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn’t”. The following titles demonstrate that he was correct.
Wizzywig
Check out “Wizzywig”, a fictionalized biography exploring early-internet hackers, made by Pittsburgh artist Ed Piskor.
Shakespeare, Retold
Create a great summer reading challenge for yourself this July and check out these adaptations of classic stories by the timeless William Shakespeare.