Being in debt is surely bad enough, but being in debt to the Internal Revenue Service? The mere thought is enough to promote sleepless nights for the average taxpayer. But, according to Philadelphia tax attorney and author Sean Melvin,... Read More

Keith Snyder’s high velocity prose keeps things moving along in his second mystery novel about starving musician Jason Keltner and his starving artist friends, a cast familiar to readers of Snyder’s first novel, Show Control. The... Read More

Linda Ziedrich preserves the many traditions of pickling in her latest book, The Joy of Pickling: 200 Flavor-Packed Recipes for All Kinds of Produce from the Garden and Market. After developing a great interest in pickling, the author... Read More

Scott Russell Sanders’ Hunting for Hope: A Father’s Journey is simply that, a journey towards a clarification of the concept of “hope.” This clarification parallels the hiking trips that the author and his son have taken over a... Read More

Slow Dance: A Story of Stroke, Love, and Disability chronicles the year of Bonnie Sherr Kleni’s two strokes caused from a low brain-stem lesion, her ensuing surgery, rehabilitation and recovery. The book reflects Klein’s documentary... Read More

As a word, Alaska creates thoughts of independence and freedom. As a state, Alaska conjures up images of wildness, a kind of separate reckless place beyond the safety of home. This wanting to be far beyond home is the basis for The Last... Read More

Cat Austen may be the only heroine in mystery fiction who guiltily hopes someone will be murdered so that she won’t have to take a romantic trip with her boyfriend. Cat gets her wish, and boyfriend Lt. Victor Cardenas must cancel their... Read More

Nola was so exciting and confirming for me as a nonfiction writer that I wanted to set this review in the context of some of the current issues evolving around creative nonfiction. It is an important text because it unites story and... Read More