Bamboo Promise: The Last Straw is truly inspirational, especially for those who suffer from trauma. Vicheara Houn’s Bamboo Promise: The Last Straw, Volume 2 relates the author’s traumatic experiences in the Cambodian killing fields... Read More

"Reflections on Mortality" is a noteworthy addition to the literature about death and dying. Some books, as Francis Bacon remarked, should be chewed and digested. "Reflections on Mortality", a series of nineteen essays edited by Robert... Read More

This appealingly absurd alternate reality will be of particular interest to those frustrated by the online world. Akwesi Phillips’s "The Seduction Challenge" is a thrilling and satirical tale that follows a group of uncommon misfits... Read More

This is a useful and fun guide for travelers and art aficionados who want to experience New York’s legendary art scene. While it is doubtful that any book could ever encompass the sprawling, hydra-headed NYC art world, "Art and NYC" is... Read More

Fans of classical verse and fiction will appreciate the rich allusions, universal themes, and linguistic creativity of "Black Inked Pearl". If James Joyce’s dream-like opuses were written from a more feminist perspective, they might... Read More

With an original and compelling story line, this is an unnerving yet engrossing sci-fi story. Three seemingly disparate story lines unfold in "Dark Matters", a science-fiction story that takes place sixty years in the future. Technology... Read More

Through the thrilling story of a psychologist in a small Montana town, Percy broaches complex topics with creativity and sensitivity. Bill Percy’s "Climbing the Coliseum" is witty, insightful, and at times heartbreaking as Ed Northrup,... Read More