This book is a well-rounded portrait of China’s current environmental crisis and how it stretches far beyond its geographic borders. The rapid industrialization of the world’s most populous nation has far-reaching effects for the... Read More

Experienced at life, Hirsekorn has valuable lessons for adults and children. A Journey Through Life, by Fred Hirsekorn, anthologizes some key moments in life for this German-born author who has witnessed the devastating reality of the... Read More

Though certainly the most novelesque of this group, Jamie’s Got a Gun is far too important a story to be excluded. Seventeen-year-old Jamie lives in poverty on the wrong side of town with a precocious younger sister and an overworked... Read More

Inner monologues with a noteworthy stream-of-consciousness style trace the coming of age of a foster child during World War II. In their debut novel, "The Canary Room", set in 1945 Idaho, Edwin F. and Linda Casebeer create a vivid... Read More

Drew takes the reader on a harrowing but highly readable trip from a Russian shtetl to the Garment District in New York. "Red Mansions", by Cynthia Drew, is a historical novel about three generations of strong and determined women in New... Read More

Short stories highlight the paradoxical energy and powerlessness of India’s city streets and socio-political culture. The richly descriptive narrative of Uday Prakash’s "The Walls of Delhi", with its casual storytelling style,... Read More

This full-on satire gives voice to wry observations about baby boomer life, nicely linking theme to character. In "Shrink Thyself", a character study masquerading as black humor, author Bill Scheft tosses enough troubles in Charlie... Read More

Bridget’s story is a fascinating vehicle for understanding the Irish revolution. Mary Thorpe’s debut weaves Irish history into a loving family biography, with the author chronicling her grandmother Bridget’s rise from a destitute... Read More