Like many Cambodians, Ted Ngoy was forced to flee his home country when its government was taken over by the Khmer Rouge. That was the beginning of a lifelong journey that would route through the United States and, eventually, terminate... Read More

All the happy inspiring talk about the importance of playful creativity in a healthy life makes for good copy on a greeting card, but creativity is also a deadly serious, learned process to professional painters, potters, chefs,... Read More

Writing is both no nonsense and successfully secretive when it comes to twists and turns. Jacob M. Appel’s seventh short-story collection, "The Amazing Mr. Morality", is filled with wit and intriguing characters. It explores the perils... Read More

A sure cure for workplace boredom is the “passion project,” which educator Michael Wing says people pursue because it “adds meaning to their lives and gives them satisfaction.” In a book that celebrates and demonstrates... Read More

The Adventures of Halcombe Norilsk is a dryly funny account of self-discovery. Halcombe’s The Adventures of Halcombe Norilsk is a memoir about one man’s dreams, shared in a series of humorous and often mocking essays exploring... Read More

Each chapter is poignant, with moments that are eerie, playful, haunting, and mournful. A portrait of vulnerability and of the tenuous connections between people, Melissa Fraterrigo’s "Glory Days" is a stunning tour de force centered... Read More

Warm and occasionally edgy, this self-discovery-on-the-road novel evokes meaningful memories. In Susan Jackson Rodgers’s quirky This Must Be The Place, Thea Knox has just graduated college and is on a solo road trip from California to... Read More

"A Tale of Two Brothers" offers a fresh perspective on a fascinating historical duo. A Tale of Two Brothers: The Story of the Wright Brothers by Judith A. Dempsey humanizes the celebrated pioneers of aviation. In thirty-four chapters,... Read More