Werner and Lee present a thoughtful and expansive consideration of love throughout the ages as depicted in various works of literature. Love and Happiness: Eros According to Dante, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and the Reverend Al Green is... Read More

This author’s bravery and generosity in the sharing of her experiences with abuse and alcoholism are encouraging to those who have gone through similar struggles. "Finding Myself" is a testament to ignoring the ego and focusing on... Read More

The Norse myth of Iduna’s apples hints at what’s coming next, but Coates’s middle-grade narrative remains exciting and suspenseful throughout. Randy Coates mixes legends of Norse gods with the travails of a middle schooler making... Read More

Frankl’s relation of intimate details is a vehicle for exploring just how ill-equipped the master of illusion was to handle intimacy. The most recent offering from accomplished artist Paulette Frankl, Marcel & Me, is equal parts... Read More

Fairy tales for our own time go all medieval on anti-gay, anti-transgender attitudes. For those fed up with the rigid stereotypes and gender roles common in the fantasy genre, "Creatures of Grace" is a clever, inventive, and... Read More

Kent, England-based Jonathan E. Deakin’s new work features an angel whose curiosity about human experience prompts him to choose a British couple as his parents and to become the titular Rufus Stone. From this promising idea, minor... Read More

When Osaze Ehigiator came to the United States from Nigeria in 1985, he had just under $400 in his pocket, and no family or friends waiting for him. He didn’t even have a ride from the airport. Nonetheless, he arrived full of optimism... Read More

Divorce, through the eyes of a child, is ugly, terrifying, and traumatic. The stable shifts. The permanent dissolves. Nothing is ever as real as it once seemed to be. And no matter how many reassurances of love both parents may give, the... Read More