"Such Good People" is a hearty novel about injustice that is nonetheless infused with hope. In Amy Blumenfeld’s multifaceted novel "Such Good People", a fateful encounter impacts a close friendship and exposes troubling... Read More

A memoir about personal emergence in the wake of abuse, "Standing Up" is a revealing text. Mary L. Devine’s triumphant memoir "Standing Up" is about emerging from domestic violence to pursue a career in law enforcement. After a heady... Read More

In Ariel Dorfman’s luminous novel "Allegro", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is drawn into a perturbing medical mystery. In 1765, nine-year-old Mozart is thrilled to have his first symphony conducted in London by Maestro Johann Christian Bach.... Read More

In Barbara Sjoholm’s stirring historical novel "The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens", a woman is determined to become a writer. At the turn of the twentieth century, Norwegian Dagny yearns for “foreign places and adventure.” She... Read More

Memoirist Elissa Altman’s encouraging writer’s guide is about pushing beyond doubt, fear, repression, and shame to craft stories of relevance and truth. A teacher of memoir writing, Altman details the integral concept of... Read More

In Alice Austen’s engrossing historical novel "33 Place Brugmann", World War II disrupts a close-knit group living in a Brussels apartment building. In August of 1939, the residents of 33 Place Brugmann are aware of Adolf Hitler’s... Read More

A climate of progressive change backdrops a determined widow’s efforts in the male-dominated art world in the lovely historical novel "Saving Vincent". In Joan Fernandez’s engrossing historical novel "Saving Vincent", Vincent van... Read More

Exuberant in covering Mexico’s wine country and its splendid natural views, "Exploring Wine Regions: México" is an expansive travel guide. Photojournalist and wine enthusiast Michael C. Higgins’s "Exploring Wine Regions: México" is... Read More