Midwife Mara Black says, “Women seem to be compassionate in labor. They don’t want to be too noisy, they’re self-conscious—excusing themselves and being apologetic. Sometimes it is hard for them to receive care.” A mother’s... Read More

Tamil Pulp Fiction, Volume II is full of bloodthirsty women, secret vices, and monsters that slip through the human world unnoticed. The anthology showcases the masters of Eastern pulp fiction from India and Singapore, and is a thrilling... Read More

“The heart is deceitful above all things—who can know it?” muses the book of Jeremiah. Partners of people with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) may find themselves asking the same thing. Facing what seems like endless frustration,... Read More

The poet William Cowper said, “Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.” This perfectly describes the fever pitch of anxiety and fear that pervades Patricia Gussin’s new novel "And... Read More

At the 1919-1923 Peace Conference in Paris, tempers were running high. One diplomat complained, “Nobody knows anything because everything is happening behind the scenes.” Haus Publishing’s Makers of the Modern World series reveals... Read More

As they stand on the roof of Aunt Adelaide’s barn, looking over a lake that flows into a mysterious new world, Daphne says to her cousin Ivan, “Don’t you ever read any books? We go in, we have adventures, we come home. Maybe we... Read More

The ghost of Sylvia Plath seems to hover gently over Karla Kelsey’s newest offering, "Iteration Nets". With a lyrical ease and an interest in linking and exploding traditional forms, Kelsey is clearly an heir to Plath’s intensity.... Read More

The “do it yourself” trend of self-reliance is transforming the way Americans think about food. New resources for gardening, canning, preserving, and large-batch cooking have revived the lost skills of our grandparents’ generation.... Read More