"My Life and Lens" is an honest account of a soldier’s experiences that is driven by the constant promise of home. Robert L. Bowen’s "My Life and Lens" is a memoir about the pain witnessed in combat, the purpose of one man’s fight,... Read More

An appealing novel, "World of Dawn" employs themes of good and evil, courage and cowardice, and guilt and absolution. Thoughtful characterization and intriguing world-building come together to make Shawn Gale’s World of Dawn: Arise an... Read More

This book reflects one man’s determination to share his insights about the way the mind works. "The Mysterion Dynasty" by Roger Wells is an ambitious attempt to understand and explain the mind. Topics are explored in self-described... Read More

The Right Hand of God offers a broad survey of the theological ideas working behind the scenes of world culture and history. Nelda Moffatt’s The Right Hand of God is a systematic and extended theological exploration of God’s work in... Read More

"Connected" is a wholly absorbing and spellbinding mystery from the start. A unique spin on the common police procedural, Connected: A Case of Unique Proximity by David Random is an exciting page turner. Harvard psychology professor Olek... Read More

Jesuit priest Jack Bennis is an offbeat, nuanced, and sympathetic hero in this fast-paced and engaging mystery. George R. Hopkins’s Chasing the Devil’s Breath is South American noir with a rapidly unfolding plot as two brothers... Read More

Chen Sing is not only a great role model but an entertaining one, with his enthusiastic embrace of his newfound home, hardships and all. George Chiang was inspired to write "The Railroad Adventures of Chen Sing" after marveling at an... Read More

"The Hunter" is a smart, merciless novel that lets the ghosts of the distant past haunt modern Los Angeles’s seedy underbelly. Deep in the hills of Los Angeles, a secret has lurked for centuries—and when it is unleashed, it will... Read More