Books in very brief: Lerner, McCullough, Bagnall

Rose Lerner, A Lily Among Thorns and True Pretenses. Ebooks, various dates.

Very excellent historical romance novels. Recommended.

Kelly McCullough, Drawn Blades. Ace, 2014.

Fun adventure with assassins. Latest in series. Recommended.

nonfiction

Roger S. Bagnall, ed., Egypt in the Byzantine World 300-700. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007.

Collection of academic essays that provide an effective and wide-ranging introduction to the world of Byzantine Egypt and a good summary of the work done and the kinds of evidence available. Some fascinating stuff in here. Recommended, though not as a fun relaxing read.