In the contemplative Western novel "Langtry", men in the still-untamed desert cling to their remaining independence. In Sid Stephenson’s sprawling Western novel "Langtry", a violent showdown leads to a bloody quest for retribution. In... Read More

An atypical mother fights for the daughter whom she loves in the moving legal novel "Raising Dawn". Diana Richmond’s melancholy contemporary novel "Raising Dawn" whorls around the question of what makes, and maintains, a family. Karen,... Read More

In the ambitious dystopian novel "Lifezones", three citizens on a desert planet seek freedom from oppression. P. B. Molinar’s science fiction novel "Lifezones" follows three separate missions to subvert a dystopian regime. The people... Read More

"Nova" is an introspective novel about teenagers in search of self-confidence, who find meaningful connections when they embrace others. In Tricia Jacobson’s brisk, hopeful young adult novel "Nova", troubled teenagers use a... Read More

Full of positive messages about women and aging, "Pearls" is an upbeat collection of folk wisdom. Retired sociologist Dot Nuechterlein’s "Pearls" gathers personal testimonies on aging from over eighty women; the book represents over... Read More

Rick Quinn’s "Just Like Us" presents each of Earth’s great ape species in their natural forest settings through extraordinary photographs and an elucidating, entertaining account of the Canadian veterinary opthamologist’s own... Read More

Sirius Lee isn’t your stereotypical bookish Asian American dude. An outspoken and confrontational comedian, he has popular stand-up albums and appearances in Hollywood blockbusters on his résumé. But underneath the jokes, his wreck... Read More

A teaching tale based on personal experience, Pandora’s Box is a sprawling novel that works to cover humanity’s major physical and spiritual developments. Alan Davis’s Pandora’s Box is a fantastical bildungsroman that elevates... Read More