The stories of Tobias S. Buckell’s "Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories" explore relevant earthly topics in science fiction settings. Fantasies are used to reflect on real atrocities, like the loss of collective... Read More

Establishing keen senses of both its locations and its heroes’ fates, "Place of Cool Waters" follows two men on coming-of-age odysseys. Two stories converge in Ndirangu Githaiga’s novel "Place of Cool Waters" as two young men gather... Read More

In the fun fantasy novel "Justyce Scales of the Otherly and Obscura", a troubled, lost teenager travels through a surreal world, confronting bickering gods and mystifying creatures in the process. In Norma Rrae’s fantasy novel "Justyce... Read More

Character studies dominate the moving novel "The College Shrink", about the turbulence of campus life and the importance of love and compassion. An empathetic college psychologist finds herself in trouble in William Haylon’s intense... Read More

In Lynn Sloan’s luminous novel "Midstream", a woman’s comfortable, enviable life is upended. In 1974, Polly is thirty-four. The US simmers in discontent. Vietnam protests and feminists who demand equal rights and pay are disturbing... Read More

"Outplayed" is an entertaining, enlightening exploration of human decision-making, filtered through a lens of logic. David Lockwood analyzes game theory as it applies to real life scenarios like war, sex, and online auctions in his book... Read More

"The Business of Timeshares" peels back layers of sales talk to show the possibilities and pitfalls inherent to the timeshare structure. W. H. Campbell’s eye-opening business book explores the realm of timeshares from an insider’s... Read More