This dark and dishy novel exposes the sordid underbelly of the Hollywood glitterati. Marlon Brando once said, “Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.” Nowhere is that truer than the characters at the... Read More

Forget fishing, disregard drinking, ’twas war what wrought Ernest into a hardened, thoughtful, truth-be-told writer. To understand the man, take this book at its word. Read More

Retro is in, with KGB assassins, Cold War spies, and teenage psychics. Today’s teen fiction marketplace seems to recycle the same age-old archetypes of zombies, vampires, and ghosts over and over again. "The CIA Psychic Teens" dares to... Read More

Rounded characters communicating through letters convey strong messages on courage, peace, and gratitude. Trudi Carter’s debut, "Can Dragons and Frogs Be Friends?", is an epistolary fantasy about reconciliation. Recounted through... Read More

Manghan offers his research and heart to give voice to those whose stories too often go unheard. "The Mysterious Story of Gitano Cervantes" by Finbar Manghan is a case study–based book that surveys deeply rooted issues in the American... Read More

Equating nature to humans illumines divine elements of life in this gentle and spiritual volume. Beth Duncan takes a look at spirituality, nature, and mortality in "The Tree that Walks". Her poetry is sensitive and personal and speaks of... Read More

While playful and witty, this narrator allows us to be rooted in the rich soil of Chinese history and culture. Sharon Winters’s "Cutted Chicken in Shanghai" is a delightful and dryly humorous marriage of memoir and travelogue with... Read More