Spanning literary criticism, social science, and the study of the fairy tale, Kimberly J. Lau’s "Specters of the Marvelous" foregrounds race in often whitewashed European fairy tales. Prior to cinema, fairy tales were collected,... Read More

The unknown and serendipity get the last word in the tragicomic novel "Crossing Lake Pontchartrain", about a writer’s midlife crisis. In Arthur Byrd’s heartfelt novel "Crossing Lake Pontchartrain", a man pursues artistic liberation... Read More

A greased-lightning text, "By Chance" is the inspiring memoir of a self-motivated and accomplished racer. Rick Shortle—a former home repairman who leveraged his passion for motorbikes into a career behind the wheel, racing on speedways... Read More

A young couple inherits a house on a romantic Southern island in Mary Glickman’s stunning literary Southern Gothic novel turned murder mystery "By the Rivers of Babylon". Given its “mist over the marsh, trees that look to harbor... Read More

"Family Matters" is a compelling memoir about an imperfect couple’s rise to fame and how it affected the people around them, including their child. Written from within a show business family, Lance Lee’s memoir "Family Matters"... Read More

In Intisar Khanani’s fantasy novel "A Darkness at the Door", a lady in waiting is on a dangerous mission to end a child trafficking ring in the kingdom of Menaiya. Rae, the attendant of Princess Alyrra, is held captive aboard a cargo... Read More

"Our Blessed Rebel Queen" is a collection of academic essays on both Carrie Fisher and Leia Organa, the intersections and impact of the two women, and Fisher’s enmeshed, often fraught relationship with the character of Leia. In two... Read More

Chef Kevin Mitchell and Professor David S. Shields crisscross South Carolina geography and social history in "Taste the State". Their alphabetical compendium of stories, recipes, and photographs champions the Palmetto State’s... Read More