The vivid realities of war, the challenges of love denied, and the graceful inner turmoil of a young novice in a cloister weave together in a beautiful étude of humanity. Harriet Scott Chessman succeeds in writing a song of the soul in... Read More

Stumbling through the smothering haze of smoke, both figuratively and literally, the characters in this novel search for wholeness and clarity. Through the acrid haze of wildfires torching the American West, a young man’s search for... Read More

"Mistress of the Solstice" is a superior fantasy novel with a strong flavor of romance and myth. The protagonists are both archetypically mythic and achingly human. Anna Kashina cooks up a captivating blend of ancient myth and modern... Read More

Evoking masculine, dangerously intimate, polished surfaces, "Straight Razor" reveals libidinous encounters, elegies, and satires on careerism in poetry. San Francisco-based Randall Mann, author of Complaint in the Garden and Breakfast... 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

The definition of love itself is an underlying social issue explored in depth, though not addressed in a typically overt manner, throughout this touching story. The exciting world of competitive ballroom dance sets the backdrop for this... Read More

Popkin brings alive the individuals who engineered a culture for the new world. Any history of visual art in America should include a review of Nathaniel Popkin’s "Lion and Leopard", a fictionalized account of early-American painters... Read More

"Caribbee" is a melding of good fiction and historical fact enlivened with colorful, well-drawn characters. A plot rich in sailing lore, pirate raids, vengeful spies, and shipboard discontent enlivens Julian Stockwin’s fourteenth book... Read More