TRUE BELIEVERS IN UFOs, from the perspective of a professor of religious studies. Some surprising, enlightening insights. SOLID B

AMERICAN COSMIC
Oxford University Press
2019

IN A FUTURE HIGH-TECH WORLD, a gifted pilot is snatched from her hardscrabble refugee island to be part of the most daring caper in history. Wonderful SF thriller! B PLUS

CYBERWAR PACIFICA
Morgan C. Parker
2016

A VERY VICTORIAN MURDER: how the death of an obscure nobleman shocked and enthralled England’s elite, from Dickens to Thackeray to Prince Albert. Amazing writing, impressive research. A MINUS

MURDER BY THE BOOK: THE CRIME THAT SHOCKED DICKENS’S LONDON
Vintage
2020

THE JOY OF TINY THINGS, from model railroads to LSD blotter art. Insightful and witty look at how miniatures shape our perceptions. B PLUS

IN MINIATURE
Atria Books
2019