Flanagan’s voice—of a woman who came of age in the 1960s—reverberates throughout this well-written memoir. In "Swimming in Circles is Better Than Drowning", a baby boomer reflects candidly on life lessons learned on her journey... Read More

“Having kids was her survival tool,” writes Luke A. M. Brown and Berthalicia Fonseca-Brown of Essie, the main character in their novel about a poor Jamaican woman who uses her physical beauty and cunning sexual wiles to build and... Read More

"The Blossom and the Musket" is a traditional Western, although it is set in New Zealand and the battle is between militia and Maoris in the mid-nineteenth century. While a bit more exotic than the Great Plains of the United States, the... Read More

An appealing young adult novel, "Wildfire!" follows thirteen-year-old Buddy as he spends a memorable summer with the grandfather he barely knows. Past hurts, misconceptions, and even a dangerous forest fire are a few of the obstacles... Read More

Grab a pen and paper before reading Jeanie Doyle Singler’s third mystery novel, "Louisa Blue", because it will be helpful to take notes on the action, as this investigation into an unsolved murder grows more complex with each turning... Read More

What is politically correct or incorrect depends upon the audience and society as a whole. Ciera S. Louise’s poetry collection, "Poetically Correct", is full of bold poems that critique the skeletons in humanity’s closet. Spanning... Read More

Rick Taylor, a doctor by profession, proves what many readers are continually learning: the best education takes place outside the classroom. With "My Favorite Teacher Was an Ironworker", Taylor shares a heartfelt look at an unexpected... Read More

Virtually all literature can be traced back to its influences: if one combined equal amounts of Alice in Wonderland, any of the countless children’s books featuring mice as lead characters, and the Smurfs, the result might be something... Read More