Costello leads by example in this writing handbook, with personal stories that are crisp and evocative. In her slim but entertaining My Personal History, My Story, Janice Costello shares a series of vignettes from her life to show... Read More

Enthusiasts of astrology and theology will appreciate Astrologer’s Apprentice for its ability to challenge the perception of God. Part coming-of-age story and part cyberthriller, David John Jaegers’s Astrologer’s Apprentice is a... Read More

"A Hero in Gray" is a cancer story that offers comfort, hope, and a hero to emulate. "A Hero in Gray" by Cherie L. Braham is an inspiring true story of bravery, strength, and love. Grayson is a seven-year-old boy. He plays with his... Read More

With themes of sacrifice and the search for beauty amid tragedy, this novel lingers in idealism. In "Remembrance of Blue Roses", a divorced United Nations civil servant forges an unusual friendship with a German coworker and his wife,... Read More

This novel threads the large-scale effects of war into everyday occurrences. "White and Red Cherries" examines a period of fascist rule in Slovenia, and the communist years that followed. Through the story of a band of friends whose... Read More

No matter the starting place, the intentional practices described here can evolve a new mind-set. For humans, in their domestic state, perhaps no experience could be as potent as regaining a true and meaningful relationship with the... Read More

This is a joyful and instructive look at how early American settlers held on to their values. Michael Gorton’s "Forefathers and Founding Fathers" is the fictionalized account of a group of early American settlers who refuse to bend to... Read More