"A Perfect Blindness" is a grunge rock fantasy with an operatic sense of drama. Is it possible to achieve fame and glory without letting go of your humanity? This familiar question is engaged by W. Lance Hunt in his novel, "A Perfect... Read More

Fardon deserves a place among the notable new atheist writers with this intelligent book. Ross Fardon, a leader in Australia’s energy and technology industries who once pursued a career in ministry, draws from a lifetime of studying... Read More

A poignant presentation of autism and its effects on a family. ABC’s hit show Parenthood has brought Asperger’s syndrome and its effects on a family to the fore. Now comes Elizabeth Haddon’s book, Milo: Autistic Warrior, about how... Read More

Rich descriptions of scenes from WWI and present-day areas of interest for historians and travelers make this somber guide intriguing. A sophisticated history text integrates the practical details of a guide in this informative and... Read More

C. S. Lewis’s wardrobe gets a twenty-first-century makeover in this witty and inventive tale. People using closets to gain access to other worlds is a trope at least as old as C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.... Read More

These graceful essays reflecting on those who own the night shed light on the beauty we find in darkness. Respected writer Phil Cousineau draws on decades of reading and writing in this far-ranging compilation of essays and poems about... Read More

Francis Spufford is a British writer with highly eccentric interests. In I May Be Some Time: Ice and the English Imagination, he produced a cultural history of ice, Eskimos, and polar exploration. His previous book, Backroom Boys: The... Read More

Most movies and books that feature aliens depict them as evil creatures that either want to destroy humans or take over Earth. "Islands Across the Universe" provides a fresh perspective on space aliens. The creatures here are benevolent... Read More