KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps

Kirkus Best Books of 2015 – Nonfiction

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Anne Spieth

In addition to their Best Fiction list, Kirkus Reviews unveiled their Best of 2015 Nonfiction lists which include 20 Macmillan titles: Best Nonfiction GIVE US THE BALLOT: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America by Ari Berman THE CRIME AND THE SILENCE: Confronting the Massacre of Jews in Wartime Jedwabne by Anna Bikont IRREPRESSIBLE: Know More » […]

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Happy #BookBday (4/21/15 Edition)

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Anne Spieth

Today we wish a happy #BookBday to: THE BLONDES by Emily Schultz Schultz’s pandemic novel about a rabies-like disease carried only by blonde women is one of Kirkus Reviews’ April’s Best Bets and has THREE starred reviews, including this one from Library Journal: “Funny, horrific, and frighteningly realistic, Schultz’s second novel is a must read.” Know More » […]

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Stars for KL!

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Anne Spieth

Important, fascinating reading for WWII history buffs: KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps by Nikolaus Wachsmann has received two starred reviews! “’The concentration camps embodied the spirit of Nazism like no other institution in the Third Reich,’ writes Wachsmann-at least 2.3 million people passed through them; at least 1.7 million died in them-and Know More » […]

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