"America Invaded" is a fun jumping-off point for discussions about history. "America Invaded" by Christopher Kelly and Stuart Laycock offers an intriguing tour of past conflicts waged on American soil, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.... Read More
"Flora of Middle-Earth" resides at the intersection of the mundane and the fantastical. An ambitious labor of love, Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium, by Walter S. Judd and Graham A. Judd, marries science... Read More
This interview collection is an effective time capsule of some of the best years of the American stage. Ronald Rand’s "Create!" compiles interviews with many of the most important theater artists of the past few decades: actors,... Read More
"Beautiful Mess" is an ode to a bygone Hollywood era. John Herrick’s "Beautiful Mess" explores the life of an aging Hollywood actor whose life changes when he discovers an important script. Del Corwyn used to be somebody. Once, he was... Read More
"Strange Alchemy" features a unique solution to the Roanoke mystery in a YA paranormal thriller. Gwenda Bond’s "Strange Alchemy" solves the historical mystery of Roanoke with a thrilling YA adventure tinged with romance and... Read More
Vega is a perfectly flawed, Technicolor noir detective: obsessive, neurotic, and self-indulgent. "The Last Girl" is a modern noir set in steamy Florida in which an ex-reporter traces a young woman who doesn’t want to be found. Laid off... Read More
"See What I Have Done" enters the murder house and, with quiet intensity, creates a memorable place of horror. Sarah Schmidt’s novel "See What I Have Done" revisits the notorious Lizzie Borden murders, weaving finely crafted fiction... Read More
Told with a clear eye and an articulate pen, Russia’s Dead End is an honest look at a great nation that continues to suffer under a barbaric regime. Winston Churchill once described the Soviet Union as a “riddle wrapped in a mystery... Read More