A writer from New York mocks and satirizes himself and other Los Angeles residents in the midst of a forest fire in the satirical novel "In Extremis". In Matt Duggan’s incisive novel "In Extremis", a transplant writer from New York... Read More
"Lord Chief Justice Mansfield" is a spirited biography that details one man’s tremendous rhetorical influence over important events of the eighteenth century. Historian Ernest B. Lowrie’s comprehensive biography "Lord Chief Justice... Read More
"Grunwald" is an epic historical novel set during a harrowing period. Susan Altstatt’s historical novel "Grunwald" concerns church, state, and tribal tensions during the Baltic Crusade. When Jadwiga is declared the ruler of Poland in... Read More
The shadowy historical novel "To Live Again" follows a young woman whose spirit survives dark times, enabling her to seek the light. In Cam O’Keefe’s historical novel To Live Again, an orphaned teenager struggles to find love and a... Read More
Eve Golden’s biography of Jayne Mansfield covers the life, death, and legacy of the oft-dismissed actress. Throughout her career and ever since her premature death, Mansfield has been treated as a punchline, more than a performer. But... Read More
Relatable families face serious traumas in this novel that mixes elements of a thriller with those of a romance, and tops these off with everyday events. The rape of a little girl morphs into a hunt for her abuser in Shawn M. Beasley’s... Read More
“With this assignment, you will learn gradually that every life is significant, that each being has a peculiar story to impart, no matter who he or she was,” Professor Norwich tells his students in "Lifestone". In Gary Kaschak’s... Read More
Throughout the history of mankind, mystics and seers have claimed the existence of a universal power or consciousness that unites us all. Albert Einstein tried unsuccessfully, in the last years of his life, to prove a unified field... Read More