Enlightening and heartfelt, this call to political action is perfect reading for liberal academics. "Fault Lines" examines current culture and politics in the light of liberal and conservative philosophy, especially as they relate to the... Read More

Wishart ensures that a period of Great Plains settlement, struggle, and abandonment will not be forgotten. In "The Last Days of the Rainbelt", geography professor David J. Wishart examines the myth that once provided the spur for pioneer... Read More

Pritchard has brought the Mississippi Delta to life in the character of Junior Ray with a masterful, fluid, and experienced hand. William Faulkner would be proud. John Pritchard’s third novel again features Junior Ray Loveblood, who... Read More

Our bodies, science tells us, experience a number of physical and psychological changes when under stress: an increase in heart rate and blood pressure; rapid, shallow breathing; tense muscles; fats released into the bloodstream along... Read More

Norris’s writing is meticulous and incisive. His convincing passages convey philosophic truths about the consequence of choice and the quest for self-awareness. Keenan Norris’s debut novel is an engaging, eloquent, and insightful... Read More

The conflict of balancing motherhood with a career, as well as the effort required of marriage, are issues that will surely resonate with modern readers. A seamless blend of historical and contemporary fiction, The Vicar’s Wife weaves... Read More

A skillful braiding of subplots and flashbacks spins the yarn of an aging cowboy on an existential journey. Charlie Quimby’s "Monument Road" is a modern-day Western saga not to be missed. It spins the yarn of Len Self, an aging cowboy... Read More

"Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is an intensely moving collection of poetry by a writer whose voice is fresh. "Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is, in numerous ways, a marvel of incantation and lyricism, a weaving of the supernatural, horrific,... Read More