Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature

A renowned translator questions the foundations of her discipline.

Medea: A Life

By Edith Hall

Medea: A Life

An epic ode to an epic enchantress.

One Aladdin Two Lamps

By Jeanette Winterson

One Aladdin Two Lamps

A mesmerizing treatise on better living inspired by an ancient Arabic tale.

The Dead of Winter

By Sarah Clegg

The Dead of Winter

A rollicking look at things that go bump in the Yuletide night.

Chessie

By Eric A. Cheezum

Chessie

Is Maryland’s creature a marvel or a myth?

The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures

A rollicking look at things that go bump in the Yuletide night.