The theme of an anti-hero confronting his personal demons through self-exploration and repeated failure is a familiar one: it requires little searching to find a book or film that represents any number of flawed (yet somewhat likable)... Read More

History tells us that humans, as a race, need few excuses for committing violence: they can hate, injure, and kill on the basis of whim alone. Then there are those who are compelled to enforce or defend a cause—and therefore place... Read More

Max Frei’s second fantasy novel has arrived on American shores and nightstands nearly a decade after it was released in Russia. Frei has authored at least ten books in the Stranger’s Woes universe, books that have captured the... Read More

In the realm of popular entertainment, there are subjects, often related to sport, that show up over and over, capturing our interest in nearly every iteration. American baseball is one; another is boxing. From On the Waterfront to Rocky... Read More

David Goodberg’s "Selected Shorts and Other Methods of Time Travel" is a series of related vignettes—some dark, some cautionary, and most vaguely humorous—that explore human and non-human lives over a period of time in a future... Read More

In his ambitious novel Journey to Virginland: Epistle 1 author Armen Melikian serves up a searing commentary on the earth and its inhabitants through the canine eyes of “Dog,” a self-proclaimed canine, and an ethnic Armenian. Dog... Read More

One half of Cathi Unsworth’s latest novel, Bad Penny Blues, chronicles the ascent to success for young artists Stella and husband Toby. The other half of the story, alternating chapter by chapter with Stella’s voice, is the... Read More

Like any pivotal battle, the story of the Alamo has been relentlessly retold by countless authors. The Battle of the Alamo also appears in the latter half of Chuck Rosenthal’s new novel, Coyote O’Donohughe’s History of Texas, but... Read More