"Tarō" is an enchanting coming-of-age fantasy novel that’s steeped in Japanese culture and history. In Blue Spruell’s elegant fantasy novel "Tarō", Japanese folklore and historical figures meet as a young samurai grows up and... Read More

A Child’s Christmas in San Francisco is a short and sweet regional poetry collection that includes light doses of history and entertainment. John Briscoe’s A Child’s Christmas in San Francisco is an ode to the city’s culinary and... Read More

A work of art goes missing in the intricate and compelling mystery novel "Side Hustle". A series of thefts at a DC bank ensnares a dyslexic FBI agent in Drew Golden’s thrilling mystery novel "Side Hustle". Wynn Cabot struggles with... Read More

A boy wanders into an old sculptor’s studio, in awe of the works of art surrounding him but convinced that he could never create something as beautiful. The sculptor encourages him to try and to persevere; the boy learns to see initial... Read More

While living in a remote village in Peru, Carly Knowles observed that many villagers had gone or were going blind due to a lack of vitamin A in their very limited diets. This led to a realization that changed her life: food is medicine.... Read More

Tobie Nathan’s historical novel "A Land Like You" is a feast for the corporeal and spiritual senses. In twentieth-century Cairo, a newborn Jewish boy and an infant Muslim girl, along with their families, are thrust into an unusual and... Read More

"Cabin 135" is Katie Eberhart’s contemplative account of several decades in Alaska, through which she both reflects on the past and on environmental changes that could impact the future. Eberhart moved to Alaska with her husband in the... Read More

A money-ruled future is the setting for the inspired, unnerving graphic novel "Plutocracy". Homero quits his job as a detective and turns to investigative journalism, researching the Company, the all-powerful organization that has united... Read More