"From Us to Me" is a strong case study of Israeli films and their use in representing and shifting national identities. Dror Izhar’s "From Us to Me" is a fascinating look at Israeli cinema and its role in both creating and mirroring... Read More

A girl comes into her own following a tragedy in Susan Wingate’s poignant novel. In Susan Wingate’s novel "How the Deer Moon Hungers", the hidden horrors of juvenile detention facilities are exposed. Mackenzie knows that her parents... Read More

"The Price of Safety" is an imaginative, action-driven science fiction novel set in a nightmarish yet plausible future. Michael C. Bland’s dystopian novel "The Price of Safety" is set in a future with a government that’s powerful... Read More

B. A. Williamson’s "The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray" bounces between fantasy worlds, spurred by the power of imagination. Gwendolyn Gray saved the world—or so she thought. Her grey-skied city seems no better off than... Read More

In Laura Pohl’s absorbing "The First 7", the last seven teenagers on Earth, having escaped an alien invasion, rove the universe. When a signal from Earth reaches them, they return to find a small community of survivors. But Clover... Read More

"The Moon Always Rising" is a complicated and memorable supernatural romance. In Alice C. Early’s unusual romance "The Moon Always Rising", an investment banker buys a haunted West Indies estate, filling it with hope for her future.... Read More

A wonderful portrait of a beloved politician, "Patrick J. Lucey" is an essential addition to the history of Wisconsin politics. Dennis L. Dresang’s expansive biography "Patrick J. Lucey" suggests the national importance of an otherwise... Read More

In Jaime Jo Wright’s haunting Christian thriller "Echoes Among the Stones", grief paralyzes a family. After losing her job and losing her mother to cancer, Aggie moves to Wisconsin to care for her grandmother, Mumsie, who lies and... Read More