Jules Verne was born on this day, 8 February, 1828 (d: 24 March, 1905) in Nantes, France. Verne is considered the father of general Science Fiction
A historical fiction novel taking place in Paris, 1942, and follows an art dealer trying to save art from the hands of the Nazis.
Ya’ara Stein, a disgraced Mossad agent, has been tagged by the Israeli prime minister to create a secret squad answerable only to him.
The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal (translated by Sam Taylor) is a fictional biography of Mauro, a young man who dreams of working as a cook / chef.
Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy creates a nerve wrecking narrative, filled with excitement and heroism.
Atlas of World War II is incredible, it covers all theaters of the war, provides copies of the maps the generals used (along with their notes on them)
Four Soldiers is a short novel about members of the Russian Army fighting the Civil War in 1919. Mr. Mingarelli won the Prix Medici prize in 2003 for this novel
Odysseas Elytis (2 November, 1911 – 18 March, 1996) was a Greek poet, Program Director of the Greek National Radio Foundation, and a 1979 Nobel Prize laureate.
I never thought I’d enjoy a book about pigeons. A thrilling book about an oddball corner of history including brave citizens, and creative intelligence officers
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June, 1903 – 17 December, 1987) was an award winning novelist. Ms. Yourcenar written in French, but was born in Belgium.