An exquisitely drawn Texas landscape and a former lawman become a means for exploring topics of change and consequence in this historical novel. A former Texas Ranger struggling to adapt to new life circumstances, desperado brothers on... Read More

A frustrated PhD student discovers a voracious hole beneath his office in this fun and disturbing work of science fiction. It seems a little bizarre to begin a novel with “then,” as if it’s a continuation of a prior thought, but... Read More

Consider the violin virtuoso: in her late teens, Eastern European, humble beginnings, she performs in prestigious concert halls the world over, alone on stage, imperturbable, and beautiful too. Yes, it’s also true that she was... Read More

Shuffle through your memory bank of WWI and you’ll likely visualize grainy, b&w images of trenches, gas masks, zeppelins, and mud, lots of mud. Americans, especially, can’t readily distinguish the Ardennes from Verdun, Ypres from... Read More

A mathematician muses on how scientific theories have been used and misused through history. “We need to keep science from being used as a political and social tool in the power struggle of the few over others,” Mehran Basti argues... Read More

Romtvedt is an enchanting, natural storyteller, with a light touch and a wry sense of humor. In the wildly imaginative Zelestina Ursa in Outer Space, David Romtvedt tells the captivating tale of a Basque immigrant, starting with her... Read More

With historical insight and the voices of numerous imagined personalities, Little Bighorn’s cultural legacy comes to light. With multiple players, diverse voices, and characters living over a century apart, Gerald Duff brings life to... Read More

This saga mixes humor with confused identity and unrealized dreams, to convey a message about the damage people of color have endured because of racial prejudice. Frank Chin’s The Confessions of a Number One Son: The Great Chinese... Read More