Angela Jackson’s "The Darlings" is an eccentric novel set within a contemporary Scottish marriage. Mark is a graying, demoralized, antsy office worker who aspires to work as a comedian. But he feels guilty about his past: he killed his... Read More
Though they move at different speeds, Big Raccoon and Little Raccoon are best friends. Little Raccoon likes to dally and observe nature on their walks together; Big Raccoon would prefer to keep a steady pace. When they encounter a snail... Read More
Jocelyne Saucier’s novel "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep" is an enchanting, transit-oriented adventure about the power of human connection. In a small, drive-by village in Ontario, Gladys leaves her suicidal daughter, her home, and her... Read More
In "The Precipice", noted scholar Noam Chomsky and interviewer C. J. Polychroniou review Donald Trump’s presidency and its possible short- and long-term consequences for the world. In a series of interviews conducted over several... Read More
The poems and prose pieces of "Blossom as the Cliffrose" celebrate the beauty and nature of the Mormon faith. The cliffrose is a beautiful but perhaps unlikely plant that blooms in the rugged Western deserts, where Mormons were forced to... Read More
In his brief text "On Property", Rinaldo Walcott makes a case for the abolition of property and the criminal justice system. As far as most people, particularly white people, are concerned, abolition was a one-time event that freed... Read More
"Distant Fathers" is a memoir about displacement, disorientation, an identity fractured, and a family cracked by time, history, and the conditions and events of World War II Europe. Marina Jarre, who was born in 1925, writes about being... Read More
The flavors, colors, and history of Mexico are a vibrant backdrop for "Trouble Down Mexico Way", a funny, fish-out-of-water mystery novel. Part-time journalist and amateur sleuth Blanche “Bang” Murninghan is an avid traveler of a... Read More