The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz

Translator: Nick Caistor This is a translated work that I picked up on a whim. It is the first in a series, although it references an older crime and also a connection between the lead protagonist and the probable villain. During the course of the current narrative, a very (seemingly) random story of the past…

Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato by Rebecca Earle

I did not imagine that a book about potatoes could be this extensive. I read a book about chiles earlier this year, and now it's the potato. However, the book is not just about the crop but what it implies as a whole from the point of view of a government experimenting with limits to…

Come Back to the Swamp by Laura Morrison

This is a short piece of fiction that packs a punch. It has an ominous atmosphere and conveys a lot of background information to complete the tale, but for me, I did not feel that sense of completion, although I should have.We have our lead protagonist trying to save a swamp from invasive species when…