Francesca Lia Block’s "Quakeland" tells the story of a Los Angeles woman named Katrina who struggles to understand her personal loss against the backdrop of the catastrophic events of the turn of the twenty-first century: the bombing... Read More

Philip Persinger takes on the vagaries of chance and love in "Do the Math" which answers the question “What would you do if you had the opportunity to reunite with the love of your life?” Theoretical mathematician William Teale is... Read More

Bold entrepreneurs, big visions, daring engineering, great scenery, a huge new economy, and sweeping social change are among the elements that Carlos Schwantes and James Ronda masterfully describe in their exuberant and lavishly... Read More

When faced with the death of a loved one people are often comforted by reflecting on nature. The cycle of life causes trees to drop their leaves only to sprout new ones after a few months. "A Different Season" is a personal guide to... Read More

A vast majority of Americans experience lower back pain at some point in their lives. Esther Gokhale developed the Gokhale Method for eliminating back pain after studying posture in France, attending anthropology and medical school... Read More

Zest Books is a publishing house devoted exclusively to advice books for teens. "Indie Girl" (978-0-9790173-3-9), by Arne Johnson, and Karen Macklin, with illustrations by Michael Wertz, offers practical ways for ambitious girls to... Read More

Every ego demands clarity about itself / and the other. No labyrinth gives us clues / that allow us to decipher / where we are and who we are. *—*Carlota Caulfield “Temple of Epigrams” from A Mapmaker’s Diary (2007) Nicolas Dubet... Read More

The title of this book says it all. These controversial words are spoken by a man who should understand them best; a Reverend and born again Christian, author Terrence J. Shaw offers his own personal views on the Bible and its much... Read More