In Tatsuhiko Shibusawa’s allegorical novel Takaoka’s Travels, there are questions about whether a lifelong dream to reach the Buddha’s place of origin is worth it. Takaoka had a close relationship with his father’s consort,... Read More

Subverting genre motifs, the exciting metaphysical novel "Earthly Vessels" troubles its way through religious traditions, different planes of existence, and reincarnation and the beliefs behind souls. In David T. Isaak’s... Read More

A work of primordial feminine beauty, "Night of the Hawk" is a poetic pleasure. Sarah Lawrence graduate Lauren Martin’s "Night of the Hawk" is an expansive book of poetry. Reading this panoramic collection is like flying, circling the... Read More

At last freed from her pain, a woman who loves her family enters paradise for a period of spiritual growth in the fantastical novel "AfterLife". In E. Vince’s religious novel "AfterLife", an angel is assigned to guide a troubled family... Read More

Society’s necessary growth toward embracing those with neurogenetic disorders is highlighted in the multigenerational novel "Gentling Soul". In El Alma’s novel "Gentling Soul", an aging woman with a neurogenetic disorder discovers... Read More

A chance meeting with a much younger woman changes a man’s life in the romance novel "A Journey Must Be Taken". In H. L. Howard’s romantic novel "A Journey Must Be Taken", a middle-aged man endures challenges to be with the woman he... Read More

An unheralded descendant of Abraham honors the vibrant women of her tribe in "The Scrolls of Deborah", Esther Goldenberg’s quiet triumph of biblical fiction. “Everybody has a story to tell, a song to sing, a life that makes a... Read More

The allegorical novel "The Alchemy of The Beast" follows as a once-busy woman redefines her sense of what’s ordinary. An unexpected trip to Central America is healing for a young entrepreneur in Alyssa Noelle Coelho’s allegorical... Read More