Illustrations and A-Z chapters aim to get young adults interested in the harsh realities of China. With cartoonish drawings and speculation about a closed society, "Big Bad China" is a great resource—albeit an overly emotional... Read More
Jesse Michaels introduces us to the oddly endearing Roy Belkin in an offbeat mystery that, at its heart, is an in-depth character study. Readers will quickly learn that Roy Belkin’s eccentricity crosses the line into compulsive... Read More
Made vivid by Rosen’s careful crafting, inquisitive Henri and the variety of countries in which he investigates dig up intriguing realities from the past. Leonard Rosen’s "The Tenth Witness" reintroduces handsome Henri Poincare, who... Read More
With innovative characters, this short novel for beginning adult readers ties mystical urban legends with inner-city life. The Rapid Reads series, a collection of short, easy to read novels featuring contemporary themes, is intended for... Read More
Realistic characters bring levity and heart to a charming love story of compromise and forgiveness. This entertaining and light-hearted Christian fiction novel, "Made to Last", by Melissa Tagg, follows Miranda “Randi” Woodruff, host... Read More
The constant presence of the past adds intrigue to this part travelogue, part detective novel, set in Italy. Posing as an American buyer of antiquities to help the Italian police bust a ring of thieves, translator Rick Montoya finds... Read More
This novel exposes the battle between moral restraint and emotional expression. Overshadowed by a powerful wife, a man puts his writing career on hold, relocates to Brussels at her request, and then engages in a passionate affair with... Read More
To subvert happily-ever-after, this poet populates his verse with grim Grimm characters and sprinkles in some dark humor. Ron Koertge—fiction writer, recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the California Arts... Read More