Driving along a nondescript industrial strip in Oxnard, California, about an hour and a half northwest of Los Angeles, the prospect of fine dining seems
Great House: A Novelby Nicole Krauss. (W.W. Norton, 289 pp. $24.95) In Great House, Nicole Krauss, the author of the much-acclaimed The History of Love, has created
Graphic Novel Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword. Story and illustrations by Barry Deutsch. (Amulet Books, 142 pp. $15.95) This graphic novel for tweens of
United States ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.spjm.org) Features a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motif tiles and wooden Torah casings, and
Miss You /Te Extraño Movies about the 30,000 men and women who were “disappeared” in the 1970s during Argentina’s military dictatorship are becoming more nuanced,