Fascinating high-tech possibilities bring intrigue to this smart science-fiction novel. Christopher A. Gray’s "Dark Nights" takes interplanetary warfare, sentient AI, interdimensional travel, and other common sci-fi concepts and... Read More

Power’s prose reflects the magic in her narrative. Don’t say that Susan Power uses magical realism. This would suggest that the fictional world she presents is an alternate reality, not a real part of everyday experience. However,... Read More

Ghostly and symbolic, the Scottish island setting gives this supernatural tale authenticity. The Shetland Islands of Scotland are remote and relatively isolated—the perfect setting for Adam Grydehøj’s novel of the supernatural, "I... Read More

Lanter has preserved the time and place of his youth with humor and uncommon, soul-piercing precision. “There is a lifetime of instruction on the streets of small Midwestern towns,” writes Wayne Lanter, a masterful storyteller and... Read More

Vibrant illustrations grace this optimistic tale of a doll who longs to be human. In the vein of Pinocchio and The Velveteen Rabbit, Richard Sills’s new work features a “bunny doll with angel wings” whose desire to spring to life... Read More

Neville captures character motivations through engaging dialogue and a roller-coaster plot. An intelligent, fast-paced thriller and mystery novel, "The Rule of Equity", by Jonathan Neville, is sure to grab readers and take them for an... Read More

An executive coach hits the mark with amusing stories and practical lessons about leadership. Iain Martin’s unusually titled leadership book, Looking Down On Leaders, is smart, insightful, and just plain fun. A Scottish executive coach... Read More

Arnold lays out his evidence that seeds of a mass murderer are planted from mom’s postnatal depression. It’s a question equally likely to spark debate in college classrooms or around the workplace watercooler: how did Hitler become... Read More