In Thomas D. Peacock’s "Beginnings", Donovan “Little Wolf” Manypenny is an Ojibwe descendant who was raised by a white family in Boston. When his grown daughter digs into his family’s past, it sets him on a geographical and... Read More

Spies, Espionage & Explosions is a what-if page-turner with a compelling historical proposal at its center. Don Kane’s Spies, Espionage & Explosions is an excellent historical novel about one of the lesser-known tragedies in... Read More

Aimed at demystifying cannabis for new users, Nikki Furrer’s A Woman’s Guide to Cannabis promises beauty, well-being, and better health through regular cannabis use and offers advice for those willing to self-experiment. A cannabis... Read More

The creation of the Interstate Highway System under the administration of President Dwight Eisenhower opened a faster, more convenient passage across America, but, with its four-lane “freeways,” it also marked the death of its rural... Read More

Daniel Browne’s "In the Weeds" is set in Brooklyn, New York’s famously diverse borough of neighborhoods. In recent decades, Brooklyn’s status has changed; it is no longer shadowed by mighty Manhattan. Brooklyn is a destination of... Read More

In Maria Capelle Frantz’s affecting, allegorical graphic novel "The Chancellor and the Citadel", the Chancellor, a mysterious hooded figure with seemingly magical powers, protects a city’s citizens from their enemies. In the process,... Read More

Heavy monsoon rains keep a young girl stuck indoors when she would much rather be out playing soccer. Though the weather is dismal, Mina is a ray of sunshine in a bright shalwar kameez, anklets tinkling and henna decorating her hands as... Read More

Funny Miss Pinkeltink hauls her oversized bag around town, handing out treasures to folks she meets before settling down to sleep outside in the park. With her patchwork dress, messy gray bun, and reading glasses, Miss Pinkeltink... Read More