Lucy Jago’s new novel reimagines the notorious Overbury poisoning at the court of James I from the point of view of the women involved. In November 1615, Lord Chief Justice Edward Coke, presiding over the trial of Mistress Anne Turner in...
The deceptions in Suzanne Leal’s third novel span World War II Czechoslovakia and the Holocaust to present-day Sydney. The genesis of this novel was the story of a Czech gendarme who had formed a relationship with a young Jewish woman he was...
Investigative journalist Brian Deer reveals how the anti-vax movement began with an elaborate fraud designed to enrich its perpetrator. One way to view the history of the world is as a struggle between superstition and science. In trying to...
Dan Frey’s novel is both a critique of Silicon Valley and an exploration of what it might mean if we really could see into the future. Time travel is one of the most persistent and fun tropes in science fiction. The list of time travel books,...
Una Mannion’s debut novel explores the lives of five siblings and how they deal with a series of increasingly dangerous situations. ‘Out. Get out.’ My mom said it with her voice low, which let us know she meant it. Ellen reached across...
Jodi Picoult’s latest novel explores whether the ancient Egyptians have lessons for us in their approach to death. How would a near-death experience change your life? Would the joy of being a lucky survivor make you leap up, take a deep...
