“The great-granddaughter of Iran’s last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists continues her description of growing up in Tehran--a…
“Two girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. This brilliantly imagined novel brings us the…
“Kira-kira (kee’ ra kee’ ra): glittering, shining, glittering. That’s how Katie Takeshima’s sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is…
“Why was AIDS allowed to spread unchecked during the early 1980s while our most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat? In this…
“In Palestine’s Children, each story involves a child—a child who is victimized by political events and circumstances, but who nevertheless…