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The winner of nine literary awards in France, including the Prix Simone Veil, honoring a work that celebrates a woman of action, Berenice 1934-44: An Actress in Occupied Paris is the first English translation of Isabelle Stibbe's poignant debut novel. Recently translated into English by Zack Rogow and Renee Morel, Berenice 1934-44 reveals a young woman's struggle to fulfill her career aspirations while concealing herself in war-torn France. Berenice yearns to become an actress, but her parents insist that career is not proper for a girl. She defies her Jewish family to become the leading...

Poetry. THE NUMBER BEFORE INFINITY reads like a novel or memoir in verse. Each poem is a chapter in the story of two lovers united by passion but separated by previous commitments. In lyrical, accessible verse, the book follows the lovers as they choose between their deepening connection and their existing loyalties.

"Reading Zack Rogow's THE NUMBER BEFORE INFINITY, I was reminded of young Pablo] Neruda's love poems; here is that passion, tempered and informed by the briars and grace of marriage and family. Bravo. Love. Bravo. Poetry." Cornelius Eady"

The French writer Colette (1873-1954) is best known in the United States for such classic novels as Gigi and Cheri, which were made into popular movies, but she was a prolific author. This meticulously translated collection offers some of her best fiction, personal essays, articles, and talks, all appearing in English for the first time. The pieces showcase Colette's gifts as a writer: her deep wisdom about every age of human life, her skill as a storyteller, her wry humor, her persuasive powers, and her foresight as a social critic of issues such as gender roles.

The...

The French writer Colette (1873-1954) is best known in the United States for such classic novels as Gigi and Cheri, which were made into popular movies, but she was a prolific author. This meticulously translated collection offers some of her best fiction, personal essays, articles, and talks, all appearing in English for the first time. The pieces showcase Colette's gifts as a writer: her deep wisdom about every age of human life, her skill as a storyteller, her wry humor, her persuasive powers, and her foresight as a social critic of issues such as gender roles.

The...