Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight / Riku OndaAlison Watts, translator / Bitter Lemon Press / Softcover $15.95 (286pp) / 978-1-913394-59-2 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Breaking up is never easy, but when you suspect... Read More

Reviewer Matt Benzing Interviews Mike Trigg, Author of Bit Flip / If you’re looking for an end-all explanation for how the the world got to be the technological wonder it is today, you need only two words, one place: Silicon Valley.... Read More

Playacting is a skill we all use on occasion, but there’s something about art museums that brings out the Brando in us—head cocked, chin in hand, gazing contemplatively at a supposed masterpiece, thinking, “What the hell is that... Read More

Oscar Goes to the Moon / Helen Tanner / Ninewise Publishing / Hardcover $19.99 (30pp) / 978-1-73571-384-7 / In this cozy, charming tale with textured, warm, crayon illustrations, a tiny bunny rabbit spends his days looking up at the... Read More

Executive Editor Matt Sutherland Interviews Youheum Son, Author of Healing Your Living: The Joy of Mindfulness, Sustainability, Minimalism, and Wellness / Creating a healthy and happy life is a daily practice unique to each of us.... Read More

The United States federal government recognizes 574 Native American tribes, while the nation’s 326 Indian reservations amount to a total of 56,200,000 acres, 2.3 percent of the United States. Big numbers, yes, but the sad fact is that... Read More

Death Doesn’t Forget / A Taipei Night Market Novel / Ed Lin / Soho Crime / Hardcover $27.95 (288pp) / 978-1-64129-327-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A night market food stall owner becomes involved in a double... Read More

Even the psychopaths behind genocide and mass murder take the time to justify their evilness when confronted. To make excuses, to rationalize, is human nature—even for the inhumane. We instantly think of the Russian generals ordering... Read More