On January 4, 1960, Nobel Laureate, existentialist thinker, and dedicated pacifist Albert Camus died in a tragic, and highly suspicious, car accident. Camus was just forty-six years old. Berta Vias Mahou’s sensitive and probing novel... Read More

Immigrants participate in antiapartheid efforts, in this compassionate novel about family, bravery, and loss. Anthony Schneider’s "Repercussions" is a much-needed addition to the canon of South African antiapartheid literature. The... Read More

Robert Staffanson recounts a unique life of music and spirit, from the conductor’s baton to Native American rights. In the resonant memoir Witness to Spirit: My Life with Cowboys, Mozart and Indians, Robert Staffanson recounts his... Read More

This compilation of interviews with eighteen “everyday leaders” provides an interesting, intimate look at leadership. “Leadership” is one of those sometimes elusive qualities that is not easy to define, which may be the reason so... Read More

Snappy, funny noir mashes up with vampires and unholy ritual in this entertaining caper. Van H. Avram doesn’t know much about vampires, but he does know about women. They seem to follow him everywhere: skinny, blond, dead women who... Read More

Pride and Prejudice meets the Australian outback in this delightful, steamy romance. A modern romance with shades of Pride and Prejudice set in the Australian outback? This premise works in Australian author Victoria Capper’s steamy... Read More

This character-driven novel is an emotionally satisfying read that shows it’s never too late for reinvention. With a cast of characters as colorful and inspiring as the setting, "Changing Spaces", by Nancy King, is a heartwarming tale... Read More

This wholesomely earnest novel is peppered with a dash of old-school mischief and fun. Jerome Mark Antil’s Mary Crane and a Pompey Hollow Book Club Séance with Sherlock, the latest installment in the adventures of the Pompey Hollow... Read More