Blanchard shares a legacy of technical and literary pioneers in alpine climbing in this extraordinarily well-written mountaineering memoir. The title page of The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains reads, “Patagonia publishes titles... Read More

Hunt’s exquisite prose provides an insightful portrait of post-Communist Eastern Europe as he follows the path of his idol on a journey of self- and other-discovery. On either side of World War II, two British men walked the same path... Read More

Difficult to forget and oddly addictive, this tale of derangement deserves a high mark for keeping the answers hidden and the pages turning. Ritualized murders laced with symbolism terrorize the vineyards of Pomerol in "Deadly Tasting",... Read More

Cusick is an accomplished storyteller with a striking ability to inhabit the perspectives of men and women, young and old. The stories in Gregg Cusick’s collection, My Father Moves through Time like a Dirigible, display the author’s... Read More

A sweet hidden Christmas message highlights the difference people can make when they reach out to others with compassion, love, and understanding. Ed J. Pinegar’s novella, "The Christmas Code", provides a heaping helping of the... Read More

A fun ride and a pleasure to read, "Saint Wally" subverts classic expectations of heaven and hell. Walter arrives at heaven’s pearly gates just in time for everything to go to hell. Courtney Taylor’s "Saint Wally" presents a... Read More

Carlin does a rare thing for a self-help book: gives useful guidance by supplying readers with the tools necessary for change. Developed by a psychologist and expert in the human condition and self-development, "Build the Strength... Read More

Cliffhangers and a small town that “rings true” propel this literary crime thriller. In order to ring true, novels set in small towns should capture something of the local citizenry’s provincial mindset, that sense of “us vs.... Read More