This debut novel by David Safier follows the trials and tribulations of Kim Karlsen, a television personality whose career obsession brings her some serious cosmic repercussions. In her quest to dominate the airwaves, Kim cheats on her husband, neglects her daughter, and mistreats her staff. It all [...]

Part travelogue, part historical study, part critique, this compelling study raises questions about the nature of scholarship, and about the complex issues of how-and in particular where-the treasures of Antiquity are best preserved and displayed.[...]