The Rev. Dr. Timothy D. White’s book is so much more than the story of the creation of the Washington Cathedral, a “meta church” founded by White in 1984, in Redmond, Washington, modeled after the nature of the early church as... Read More

A four-star story as good as "The Afghans" deserves better than a two-star edit. Nadeem Akbar writes in a simple style that is muddied by scores of basic errors—most of them inexcusable typos or obvious mistakes such as incorrect... Read More

“Well begun is half done,” according to Aristotle. In the case of "A Cupboardful of Shoes and Other Stories", A. Colin Wright begins well, with his first six stories hitting high notes, but only about half of the book is well done.... Read More

In this complex mystery, the New England tourist town of Quinset is not quite the peaceful setting it first appears to be. The real Quinset is revealed when a complicated web of secrets unravels to expose criminal activities. When a... Read More

Jack Shaw’s tale of the renewal of a California community is compelling for two reasons. First, it demonstrates how sound business principles can be applied to community development. Second, it is an exceptional example of how a... Read More

Grace Dillon brings together nineteen works by indigenous writers from four countries for this anthology, the first of its kind. These six short stories and thirteen novel excerpts push the boundaries of science fiction, contributing... Read More

Avoiding cynicism and turning feverishly to the bright side requires an adjustment in attitude, but also a willingness to look at life with a selective eye. This shedding away of all that goes wrong in the everyday to make way for the... Read More

With political tension, dangerous pirates, and ventures into unknown lands, Malcolm Mills’s "Beyond the Shickshock Mountains" is a vivid historical fiction following three men in the Talon family as they fight against injustice and... Read More