"The Spanish Sacrifice" is a complicated political thriller that twists around flawed individuals; despite its mounting body count, it is punctuated by moments of endearing normalcy. In Jay Perin’s political thriller "The Spanish... Read More

Following a family’s work to overcome the impacts of addiction, "A Roll of the Dice" is a discomfiting memoir about losing a relationship to vice. Kelly Delaney’s memoir "A Roll of the Dice" is about the exasperating impacts of... Read More

A man stumbles into an unusual afterlife situation in "Dead Theater", a novel that evokes movie theater classics. In Brad Garcia’s horror novel "Dead Theater", a young man watches a series of gory horror movies in a theater that’s... Read More

Interfaith chaplain Cedar Monroe’s "Trash" is a case study in the US’s rampant poverty problem. Discussing poverty with particular emphasis on poor white Americans, Monroe’s book is focused on the homeless and housing-insecure... Read More

Larry Heinzerling, Randy Herschaft, and Ann Cooper’s cultural history "Newshawks in Berlin" explores how the Associated Press operated during World War II. During the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, the Associated Press was a vital... Read More

In Brian Corley’s novel "Gilm!", a high school student attempts to woo a girl by conjuring a spell with unfortunate ramifications. After moving from Houston to dreary Portland and leaving his friends and bandmates behind, Geoff feels... Read More

Drawing a clear line through history and buttressing key moments with references to musical inventions, "Western History in Musical Perspective" is a knowledgeable text. With specific focus on Western development, musicologist John... Read More

A dynamic conclusion to an epic fantasy trilogy, "Severance of the Sorcerer" encompasses the emotions of a clash spanning thousands of years. In Kate Gateley’s fantasy novel "Severance of the Sorcerer", a witch and a druid who are... Read More