Book Reviews, Table of ContentsRichard Seltzer·Follow3 min read·Jul 11, 2022--ListenShareThe Librarian (Wolfgang Lazius) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, ca. 1562.The Storied Life of A. J. FikryYoung Jane YoungLevitation: Five StoriesMolloyKGB BankerFundamentals: Ten Keys to RealityThe Long View: Essays, Poems, Stories by Susan Ford WiltshireTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabreille ZevinSanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass by Bruno SchulzOr What You Will by Jo WaltonThe Golden Calf by Ilf and PetrovThe Authoress of the Odyssey by Samuel ButlerMathilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine HanleyHallowed Be Thy Name: The Name-Glorifying Dispute in the Russian Orthodox Church and on Mt. Athos by Tom DykstraThe World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigGenesis by Robert AlterEleanor of Aquitaine: a Biography by Marion MeadDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarzcukAre We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de WaalThe Bird King by C. Willow WilsonFlights by Olga TokarzcukWakers by Orson Scott CardBewilderment by Richard PowersCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrFear Itself by Bette BonoThe Women of Troy by Pat BarkerThe Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiCoulrophobia and Fata Morgana by Jacob M. AppelThe Genius of Paul: a Study in History by Samuel SandmelPrison Sex by Gay WalleyMark, Canonizer of Paul by Tom DykstraHistory of the Church by EusebiusProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirDiary of a Russian Lieutenant in the Russo-Chinese War by A. K. ZinevichTermination Shock by Neal StephensonPenelope Returning by Susan Ford WiltshireArtscapes by Lee WoodmanSome Remarks by Neal StephensonEmpire Falls by Richard RussoThe Last Shadow by Orson Scott CardWhy Homer Matters by Adam NicholsonThe Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysTo Gether Tales by Richard Seltzer (me)Shakespeare’s Twin Sister by Richard Seltzer (me)Nevermind by Richard Seltzer (me)Breeze by Richard Seltzer (me)Beyond the 4th Door by Richard Seltzer (me)Parallel Lives by Richard Seltzer (me)Gould’s Book of Fish by Richard FlanaganLove’s Journey Home by Gabi CoatsworthVoss by Patrick WhiteIn the Garden of the Fugitives by Ceridwen DoveyEarly Human History Rewritten, Review of The Horse, the Wheel and Language by David AnthonyThe Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything Isn’t 42, Review of The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch (2012)The Myth of the Bicameral Mind, A review of The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes (1976 and 1990)The History by HerodotusBook Lovers by Emily HenryThe Last Shadow by Orson Scott CardEmpire Falls by Richard RussoSome Remarks, a collection of essays by Neal StephensonArtscapes, Poetry Collection by Lee WoodmanPenelope Returning, Poetry Collection by Susan Ford WilshireTermination Shock by Neal StephensonDiary of a Russian Lieutenant in the Russo-Chinese War by A. K. ZinevichProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirHistory of the Church by EusebiusMark, Canonizer of Paul by Tom DykstraThe Messiah of StockholmReality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum GravityTamerlane by Poe: Inspiration for Young WritersAusterlitzLifescapesHelgolandElsewhereTao Te ChingUntil the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving UniverseLifelodeNeighbors and Other StoriesAmong OthersThe Tragedy of ArthurSoumissionThessaly: The Just CityThe Music ShopThessaly: The Philosopher KingsFirst Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of AwakeningKlara and the SunThe Origins and Development of Classical HinduismThe PenelopiadRamayanaHinduismMiss Benson’s BeetleJana Bibi’s Excellent Adventures (Jana Bibi Adventures #1)Love Potion Number 10 (Jana Bibi Adventures #2)Emeralds Included: Jana Bibi Adventures #3Isaac NewtonFall, or Dodge in HellHoney and SaltTo Sleep in a Sea of StarsLives of Girls and WomenWho Do You Think You Are?RunawayA Single RoseMindscapesThe Writer’s CatsThe Pushcart Prize XLV: Best of the Small Presses 2021The Love of a Good Woman1066 And All ThatMrs. CraddockDance of the Happy ShadesHomescapesOne Good TurnCirceCase HistoriesWhen Will There Be Good News?Les Indes NoiresHamnetStarted Early, Took My DogBig SkyThe OverstoryOpen AI Review of Why Knot?A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over by Gabi Coatsworth