The classics of American literature are continually set upon by admiring screenplaywrights, short story adapters, marketers, and all manner of opportunists seeking to profit by association. Alas, most borrowings are ill advised,... Read More

It doesn’t happen but a few times a year but when a book like Kazim Ali’s Northern Light comes along our excitement is palpable—but the happy discovery also bears with it the duty and responsibility we have to alert our readers and... Read More

It’s not often that we can say, with confidence, that we’re witnessing the beginnings of a career of significance—usually, such realizations only come when we’re looking back! But two years ago, when we received Eugen Bacon’s... Read More

Welcome to February: Black History Month 2021—and not a moment too soon. Judging by the racial fireworks we’ve lived through the past several months, this nationally recognized twenty-eight day holiday is needed more than ever. Back... Read More

All those years ago, when Donald Trump first became POTUS, do you remember the chatter about how the office would change him, would humble his fast-talking celebrity schtick, that once the massive sense of responsibility sunk in, he... Read More

If you’ve had the good fortune to visit any of the great cathedrals of Europe, you know what it’s like to be humbled, awed, and inspired all at once. Standing there, staring up at spires, gargoyles, and flying buttresses, you might... Read More

With snails and glaciers as pacesetters, the United States has gradually come around to the idea that marijuana and certain other medicinal plants may not be so bad after all. Dozens of states now allow cannabis for medical purposes, as... Read More

As we take the first tentative steps into the 21st century’s 21st year, there’s no better time to reflect on the previous twelve months and, more importantly, prepare for what’s ahead. Unfortunately, the best advice might be to... Read More