In this impressive collection of 274 poems, works by Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Margaret Walker, and Langston Hughes mingle with those of Audre Lorde, Yusef Komunyakaa, Etheridge Knight, Joanne Gabbin, and Rita Dove to construct a new... Read More

Few journalists observed more closely the dark side of American politics than this author. He remembers first-hand Jacqueline Kennedy’s grace following the murder of her husband; he was only a few feet away from Gerald Ford when an... Read More

Writer Peter Turchi calls this volume “a book for writers to turn to when all the handbooks and guides sound too familiar.” Generally speaking, writing books do have rather a lot in common, not so different, in their way, from books... Read More

The night the Buddha was conceived, his mother had dreams of white elephants, ascension, and peace. Unconsciously, she knew her pregnancy and the birth of her son would be a source of great change for humanity. By beginning his narrative... Read More

Girl stuff. Periods. Sex. Boyfriends. Cranky parents. Friends who used to be enemies, and geeks who are now friends. And what is going on with the body? What do all these changes mean, and why don’t they happen to all girls the same... Read More

In a small village, a young woman spreads an unkind rumor. Her victim goes to the village rabbi to get justice for her ruined reputation. The gossipmonger offers to make amends by taking back her words, demonstrating that she does not... Read More

This chilling tale of girls, not growing up, but merely existing in Los Angeles and its environs, is not your mother’s coming-of-age tale. Caught between bulimia, cocaine, and heroin, the girls traverse the dangerous territory of... Read More

Images of the Old West have become so ingrained in American culture that it’s difficult to imagine a Western-themed novel without a grizzled-but-kindly cowboy or a few six guns put to good use. The author, a rancher in Oregon, manages... Read More