Welcome to the home page of
historian and novelist

Allan Levine

"[Levine] has an easy style and can pack a wealth of information into a brief essay."
—Publishers Weekly

Coming this May!
from Heartland Associates
A New Mystery

Evil of the Age
The Charles St. Clair Chronicles, Vol. I

In the sizzling summer of 1871, New Yorkers talk about only two things: a murdered woman cruelly stuffed into a trunk and Tammany Hall’s insidious corruption.
Journalist Charles St. Clair travels from the mansions of Fifth Avenue to the brothels of SoHo on the trail of both stories. But what he uncovers proves to be more shocking than even he ever imagined.

Now available everywhere, Allan's new book:

The Devil in Babylon: Fear of Progress
and the Birth of Modern Life
from McClelland & Stewart.

“[A] wonderful history of sin in the city in the early 20th century.”
—Globe and Mail
 
“ A fair-minded, fascinating and well-balanced book.”
—National Post
 
“ Levine has written a fast-paced and abundantly informative study of early twentieth-century social history…His book is a whirlwind tour through the years. It repays reading and re-reading. I wouldn’t have missed a single page. Trust me—you’ll feel the same.”
—Books in Canada
 
“ Levine brings the historical material to vivid life, shining new light on previously well-trodden ground
…. [The Devil in Babylon is] a sterling example of popular history that gives the reader much to think about.”
—Vancouver Sun
 
“ Levine has written an enjoyable, fascinating and readable book….Levine is an excellent storyteller….He writes clearly and evocatively.”
—Winnipeg Free Press

For more information, click HERE.

Breaking News

• Evil of the Age launch: Wednesday, May 14 at 8pm, McNally Robinson Grant Park, Winnipeg. All welcome
• Evil of the Age Reading at Whodunit? Mystery Bookstore, Thursday May 22 at 7 pm, 165 Lilac Street, Winnipeg. All welcome
• Appearing at the annual “Bloody Words” Mystery book gathering June 6-8 in Toronto at the Eaton Centre Downtown Marriot Hotel. Please check website for programming details: www.bloodywords.comNews
• Watch for Coming of Age in 2009 a new popular history on Jewish life in Manitoba commissioned by the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada.
• A new edition of Fugitives of the Forest: The Heroic Story of Jewish Resistance and Survival During the Second World War (1998) will be published in the fall of 2008 in the United States (and distributed in Canada) by The Lyons Press, an imprint of The Globe Pequot Press. This second edition will also include a new introduction, addressing research on the history of Jewish partisans during the last decade. The book's publication will coincide with the release of a major motion picture, "Defiance" (Paramount/Vintage) about the partisans and Tuvia Bielski and his brothers who saved 1,200 Jews in the forests of Belarus. The movie stars Daniel Craig (James Bond) as Tuvia Bielski as well as Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell.

Readers are invited to e-mail me at: Alevine@sjr.mb.ca

Allan Levine's books are available from these fine booksellers: