“Fearless” is a word that not too many people can appreciate until they are faced with a situation that calls for an actual fearless act. And Daniel Sheehan, with the resources of government actively working against him, has been... Read More

In this brilliant translation of Nobel Laureate J. M. G. Le Clézio’s book "The African", the now-­seventy­-three-­year-­old writer goes back to his childhood spent in Nigeria, the son of a French military doctor posted to Africa.... Read More

This book’s genesis comes from the shadow of the statue of Gen. Douglas MacArthur on the beach of Corregidor at the entrance of Manila Bay, where MacArthur uttered his famous “I Shall Return.” What Thomas Stoner sees, though, is... Read More

Meltz delights in upending the conventions of fairy tales, even as she pushes the boundaries of the genre in new ways. “There was a time when people worshipped the Earth, and the gods they saw moving through it, and they had advanced... Read More

Judith Valente’s story is reminiscent of the Japanese proverb that encourages us to “fall seven times, stand up eight.” What is it about the mystery of monasteries that draws men and women with a suitcase full of questions to their... Read More

"Savage Love" takes twenty-first-century liberties to the max, refusing to succumb to an inner censor that resists exposure to what makes the sensitive uncomfortable. Love and lust, infatuation and infidelity, all the deep-down primal... Read More

Subtlety and the meaning imbued into objects and action plunge this narrative forward through a plot of pursuit. After worrying over her new vow of silence, Dan reassures his friend Loretta that she doesn’t always need words to talk.... Read More

This tale of honor, bravery, and accomplishment interweaves real-life history to bolster the adventure of the story. In his new novel, "The Bastard Son", C. D. Shelton presents an epic saga of nobility, heroism, and adventure on sea and... Read More