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From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Dozens died of radiation poisoning, fallout ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / child in jeopardy / Historical / Korea / War / Military4 Comments
The Korean War destroyed their plans, but the battle at home may shatter their hearts… Laura Beth Walters fell in love with Joe McCall when she was six years old. Now she counts the days until Joey graduates from college so they can marry and begin their life together. But ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsespionage / non-fiction / Russia4 Comments
The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union. If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous ... more >
A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / Eastern Europe / Judaism / magical powers / moneylender / winter / YA fantasy19 Comments
I believe this is our first four-person review here at DA. Sirius, Jennie, Jayne and myself review Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver with reactions that run the gamut from “Loved it!” to “Couldn’t finish it.” We hope you’ll enjoy our review. –Janine Janine: Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik’s standalone follow-up to the ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / cats / childrens-books / picture books / travelComments Off on REVIEW: Cleo and Cornelius by Elizabeth Nicholson, Janine Pibal, and Nick Geller
Adventurous Cleo and couch potato Cornelius live in ancient Egypt, where cats are worshipped like gods and goddesses. After Cornelius accidentally boards a boat departing on a voyage across the sea, Cleo and Cornelius find themselves in the faraway city of Rome, a place where dogs are treated like kings. ... more >
A Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate-reality / horror / menage a trois / monsters / Portero15 Comments
Dear Ms. Reeves: I am at a loss as to how to begin to describe this weird and wonderful novel, so I’m going to start by cribbing from the Amazon blurb: A large creepy estate, mysterious twin brothers, family secrets, a diabolical invention known as the bone machine, and a ... more >
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