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Lee Warren Warren's book, the subtitle of which is A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things Warren’s life story, both personal and professional, and his push and pull between faith and science, His experiences as a neurosurgeon, in the war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended I wondered if his answers would be too easily reached or too pat, but Warren digs deeply into the realities Warren admits when he’s a mess, and he shows us the zigzag of a route he himself took through coping

The country is reeling at the end of World War I. offer a birthing or dying woman is diluted whiskey as they wait for the few doctors to come by the ward Yet for the book's characters, the life-and-death wartime and influenza crises bring laser focus to the

June Farrow. 05 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space opera about war

experimentation and high-stakes trial and error, and while it slowed the pace of the story, it felt warranted review of You Can't Be Serious. 09 The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer the wartime I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious as

There is talk of war's return, and three warriors will shape the future of the land of Vigrid: Elvar,

Alien Life, and AI. 06 Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space opera about war

inspiration for the character of Merlin); and the complicating factors of bloodthirsty vengeance and war

But wars are being waged, and Rae quickly figures out that she's not the heroine of the story.

her mother and herself when she was an infant after World War II.

In The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After, Wamariya recalls her experiences through

the Void; Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex; and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

It's 1926 in London, and recovery from the Great War inspires many in the city to dive into the wild

There's a ton to unpack here, including the exploration of the good and evil warring within each of us

Victorious in war, unchallenged by foreign foes in North America for the first time in its history, the

ruthless, and he's Wren's sworn enemy, a deadly force who has destroyed her countrymen and women in the wars

but she comes on occasionally to yodel (her grandparents came to Alaska from Switzerland around World War

access to health care, domestic abuse, and emotional abuse, as well as a personal reckoning in which the warring

Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty. Locke as his ward since her beloved, offbeat father disappeared during a trip to acquire artifacts for

Bourdain does have sordid tales to tell, but he seems less puffed up over his kitchen war stories after

Must Not Think of Ourselves by Heather Grodstein Grodstein tells a poignant, powerful story of the Warsaw begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is one of the thousands of Jews newly imprisoned in the Warsaw There's a ton to unpack here, including the exploration of the good and evil warring within each of us

Her father seems to have had post-war PTSD, which manifests itself in bursts of anger, a difficulty holding

character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and details of life during World Wars

the show, but she comes on to yodel (her grandparents came to Alaska from Switzerland around World War

There's a minor, secondhand, yet powerful focus on the brutality and destruction of war, but also significant But when the warden drops him off at home, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm hitched

character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and details of life during World Wars

She finds that she may be the only hope to save her war-torn country.

storytellers represented here range from John Turturro to Tig Notaro; from a young female spy during World War

Florence Adler Swims Forever ​ This lovely debut from Rachel Beanland takes place just before World War

In twentieth-century Idaho, elderly Zeno has lived a life filled with yearning, war, and unexpected late-in-life

In The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After, Wamariya recalls her experiences through

character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and details of life during World Wars

She finds that she may be the only hope to save her war-torn country.

and loss--all set against a background of Beirut, a city shaped by and "smoldering with the legacy of war

Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty. Locke as his ward since her beloved, offbeat father disappeared during a trip to acquire artifacts for

He does have sordid tales to tell, but he seems less puffed up over his kitchen war stories after the

In twentieth-century Idaho, elderly Zeno has lived a life filled with yearning, war, and unexpected late-in-life Although successful young novelist Alice just met Felix, a young man working in a warehouse in the seaside

I felt like the fascinating build-up in so many areas of the story warranted much more at the novel's

vicar, a former military man, bitter and suspicious heirs, a clueless and wealthy matriarch, a rabbit-warren

to destroy him or trust him with her life--before things unravel irrevocably for her and her fellow warriors

Katherine Arden is also the author of The Warm Hands of Ghosts . 02 The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey I'm

and the basic history of various conflicts and groups (gods, demigods, demons, free demons, witches, warlocks

I felt like the fascinating build-up in so many areas of the story warranted much more at the novel's

She decides that she's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and

who follow somewhat logical steps in their lives, inner voices that feel real, human connections that warm She decides that she's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and

ready to go by the pool, on the porch, at the beach, or anywhere you're soaking in a little bit of warm

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Goddess of Warsaw, Lisa Barr's dual-timeline historical fiction set in 1943 Warsaw and 2005 Los Angeles; I'm listening to Wellness, Nathan Hill's darkly funny, poignant 01 The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr In Lisa Barr's newest historical fiction, The Goddess of Warsaw In 1943 Warsaw, socialite Bina Blonski is imprisoned in the ghetto with her husband and thousands of

Ava Glass's Alias Emma was a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across London and through an underground warren

Andy and Jen's, and Avi and Jane's bickering, hectic, haggard states seem to serve as a potential warning

examines the life of turbulent musical artist Lou Reed, his collaborations with David Bowie and Andy Warhol

You might very well not come away loving JT the way you might have going into this one, fair warning.