THE AMAZING WORLD OF MICROBES, from coral reefs to wasps to our own bodies. Fascinating, fun, engaging! A MINUS

I CONTAIN MULTITUDES: THE MICROBES WITHIN US AND A GRANDER VIEW OF LIFE (HARDCOVER)
Ecco Press
2016

HUNTING UFOS with a devoted investigator: entertaining reportage lets the UFO enthusiasts do the talking. B PLUS

THE 37TH PARALLEL: THE SECRET TRUTH BEHIND AMERICA’S UFO HIGHWAY
Atria Books
2016

INTERDIMENSIONAL MONSTERS IN RUST BELT America? Or just a schizophrenic’s bad day at work? Brilliant punk SF. B PLUS

STAY CRAZY
Apex Book Company
2016

INTERDIMENSIONAL MONSTERS IN RUST BELT America? Or just a schizophrenic’s bad day at work? Brilliant punk SF.

“THE WORST GOOD IDEA ever”—brilliant, cynical history of the USSR’s ill-fated Jewish Autonomous Region. A MINUS

WHERE THE JEWS AREN’T: THE SAD AND ABSURD STORY OF BIROBIDZHAN, RUSSIA’S JEWISH AUTONOMOUS REGION
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2016

“THE WORST GOOD IDEA ever”—brilliant, cynical history of the USSR’s ill-fated Jewish Autonomous Region.

ENGAGING LOVECRAFT BIO focuses on social and historical context and impact, sidesteps fandom battles. SOLID B

IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS: THE LIFE AND EXTRAORDINARY AFTERLIFE OF H. P. LOVECRAFT
Soft Skull Press
2016

ENGAGING LOVECRAFT BIO focuses on social and historical context and impact, sidesteps fandom battles.

TWO FAMILIES’ STORIES, linked by a moment of tragedy, unfurl in all their richness. Heartbreaking, lovely. B PLUS

THE LOVED ONES (PAPERBACK)
Relegation Books
2016

TWO FAMILIES’ STORIES, linked by a moment of tragedy, unfurl in all their richness. Heartbreaking, lovely.