Amy Mills

Some novels take us back to a critical time in history seen through the eyes of someone with an uncommon perspective. “The Women,” by Kristin Hannah, is such a novel set during the Vietnam War.

There’s a saying, “If these walls could talk…” Well, they do, in a recent novel about a house from the days of the Pilgrims to the present. Here's this month's KPCW book review of Daniel Mason's, "North Woods."

High seas adventure and intrigue abound in the true story of the castaways of a British war vessel in 1741. This month’s book review covers “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder” by David Grann.

How do animals perceive their environment? Do they see, hear, or feel things beyond what we humans are capable of sensing? Science journalist Ed Yong explores these questions in his recent book, “An Immense World."

Stories of a magnificent racehorse, a discarded painting, and a skeleton in the Smithsonian converge in a recent book by Geraldine Brooks. If you love horses, or even if you don’t but appreciate good historical fiction, "Horse" is a novel to dive into.

Ever wonder if our modern culture of indoor living, processed foods, and cell phones is at odds with our natural, ancestral selves? Two evolutionary biologists discuss this phenomenon in a recent book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century. Amy Mills has this month’s book review.

What can be said about Winston Churchill and World War II that hasn’t already been said? Author Erik Larsen fills in between the lines of major wartime events in his book, The Splendid and the Vile.