A beloved queen overthrown by outside forces and a novel unfinished at the time of the author’s death—both evoke our sympathy and sense of injustice. The story opens at a party in Honolulu Harbor in 1868, when the narrator, Julius,... Read More

“I was huge! I was horny! I was … careful. When I looked at Séan, and he at me, it was always eye to eye.” This is the compelling and candid voice of Gina Moynihan, the snarky and sensual thirty-four-year-old narrator of Anne... Read More

It is said that there are no new stories, only new ways of telling the same ones: jealousy, revenge, ambition, and of course, love—imperfect love, unrequited love, and naturally, inconvenient love that crosses taboo boundaries. This... Read More

To embark upon a mythic journey one needs a guide. Martin Shaw, who gave up a lucrative music contract to live in a tent in the wild borderlands of Wales for four years and pursue the study of myth, has an excellent resumé for the job.... Read More

“Memo to office bores, puffed-up marketers and blokes who rock on the balls of their feet while jiggling the change in their pocket: say what you mean. Your jargon phrases, weasel words and waffle are doing our heads in.” This is the... Read More

The line between television and real life, never clear to begin with, has grown a bit foggier with the release of Leon Logothetis’ new memoir, "Amazing Adventures of a Nobody". Based on the reality-television show by the same name,... Read More

With the loss of an extremely powerful weapon known as the Antiquitas Trident, a great tragedy has befallen the Shamalan Empire of Pangrelor, the one true world. The benevolent Shamalans have been betrayed and nearly wiped out, and... Read More

Critical thinking skills are vital for success in today’s world. Much of the text on handheld devices, computers, and online search engines minimizes the need to connect the dots, to recall knowledge, and push beyond the obvious.... Read More