Rowan Black, a practicing witch who’s also a police detective, is being hunted by friends and allies alike in the second volume of "Black Magick", Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott’s noirish take on spells and sorcery. Much of "Black... Read More

What are poets tempted by? Rhyme. Alliteration. Experimentation. Obscurantism. The list is much longer, but those four lead a great many lesser mortals astray; one of them, painfully so: experimentation. And yet, Brenda Hillman reminds... Read More

Tara O’Connor delivers a cautionary tale for the high school set in her graphic novel, "The Altered History of Willow Sparks". Willow Sparks, known to her friends as Willy, is a teenager who grapples with popularity, gym class, and... Read More

A fine teaching tool full of compassionate studies and insights, this work on blushing is a hopeful step forward for chronic sufferers. English naturalist Charles Darwin deemed blushing “the most peculiar and the most human of all... Read More

The Karma Chronicles is a story of adversity and the search for places of belonging, making it an original rendition of painful subjects. Pepper Carlson’s The Karma Chronicles is a creative and highly dramatic coming-of-age story with... Read More

A vivid universe and empathetic characters are used to impart hope in this well-imagined work of science fiction. In David Alomes’s science fiction novel First Adult, a well-established universe and strong characters are used to... Read More

Prasad warns against the corruption of a scientific process that must always remain free, open, and democratic. Mukesh Prasad’s A New Science: From Light to Eternity casts aside some commonly accepted theories about the universe to... Read More

Over four trips to wild places, photographer Marty Essen documents the natural world, highlighting areas that are susceptible to human impact. "Endangered Edens"’ primary strength is its many glossy, high-quality photos of wildlife.... Read More