Bleak and unsparing in its stark description of a world without hope, "The City Where We Once Lived" paints the picture of a future racked by climate change and destruction. Those who have stayed in the North End of the book’s unnamed... Read More
Smith describes a very technical field in a way that clearly conveys its high stakes. Robin A Smith’s memoir, "Life with a View", reflects on a career in air traffic control, including concentrations on maintenance, development, and... Read More
Delightfully absurd, imaginative, and fun, W.B.’s adventures will make for great read-aloud fare. "The Splendid Baron Submarine" is a summer adventure story full of unexpected danger and wacky surprises, and is funny from its first... Read More
"A Tribute to My Son" is a prose-poetic exercise in grieving that attempts to explain the unexplainable. Samina Muhammad’s "A Tribute to My Son" is a mother’s plaintive lament, carried across poems and short essays that serve as a... Read More
From fishermen-crowded bars to Inuit heritage, Nancy Lord brings alive her Alaskan setting. The lives of a group of scientists—and one artist—are altered by an oceanography research trip in Nancy Lord’s insightful novel, "pH".... Read More
An appealing novel, "World of Dawn" employs themes of good and evil, courage and cowardice, and guilt and absolution. Thoughtful characterization and intriguing world-building come together to make Shawn Gale’s World of Dawn: Arise an... Read More
Hart deftly describes the life of an alcoholic and the challenging but rewarding life of recovery. From journeying down the road to priesthood to dinners with the Clintons to sex-fueled crack addiction, Jim Hart has truly lived a life of... Read More
This assertive guide presents ways in which happiness can be achieved through following specific rules. “Always put yourself first in order to be happy now, and later enjoy life,” writes Narayan Aryal in The Highway to Happiness... Read More