On May 12, 1975, “seven armed, black-clad Cambodians” boarded the Mayaguez, an unarmed American merchant ship, and took its crew captive. The United States’s humiliating withdrawal from Saigon had happened in March, and the Khmer... Read More

Susan Terris’ sixth book of poetry, The Homelessness of Self, takes readers deep within the mental landscape of rootlessness. Her lyrical poems obsessively capture being unmoored, in that the poet never touches down long enough for... Read More

For many people, the corporate office is a weird extension of high school. It is a setting where social professional norms blend as coworkers politic and backstab their way to the top. Smiles, nods, small talk and handshakes are... Read More

The monumentally popular state quarters are the fifty-six unique creations honored in the colorful book, Quarterama: Ideas & Designs of American’s State Quarters. A tribute to each of the fifty states, in the order they entered the... Read More

“I thought about when I was twelve years old, lying awake at night in the top bunk above my fast-asleep brother, and how I would stare at the ceiling and whisper aloud, I wish I were black… I wish I were black…” writes Michael... Read More

Katharine T. Carter & Associates knows art and the business of promoting it. The marketing firm also knows artists whose skills are more successful in the studio than in business. “For many,” writes Carter, “developing a... Read More

Twenty years after she first sought refuge with her two small children in a battered women’s shelter, Kelly White was honored by having a 105-bed shelter in Austin, Texas, named for her. After being a frightened, beaten, humiliated... Read More

Hearty, low-fat vegan fare is complemented by a veteran cookbook author’s considerable gift for gab in this winning collection. “If the idea of life without mashed potatoes leaves you a shattered mess, Caulipots are there to pick up... Read More