One of the most controversial times in American history, the Vietnam War has inspired numerous works of fiction as well as political debate. The Champa Flowers is an outstanding... Read More

Lynna H. M. Roane’s collection revolves around familiar themes in poetry: family, love, and faith. She writes in a style reminiscent of spoken-word poetry, with its rhythmic... Read More

lvis’ famous lines, “Love me tender, love me true,” serve as the central tenet of Lynna Roane’s Who’s Cookin Breakfast. The author, a licensed practical nurse (LPN)... Read More

“The dog is no longer wagging the tail, the tail is wagging the dog,” writes Abby Ruby, author of In Sickness and In Health: Exercise Addiction in Endurance Athletics.... Read More

“Honor thy father and thy mother,” instructs the Bible. Gloria Walther, author of Eye to Eye:Volume 2, a handbook on parenting preschoolers might include “Honor also thy... Read More

Andrew Balian’s book is a devastating and thorough attack on the Young Earth Science movement, which is led by evangelical creationist Christians who claim that the Bible... Read More

In Old, Gay & Fabulous, first-time author Ken Sofronski begins by describing his early life growing up in a working-class, single-parent Philadelphia home with a closeted... Read More

Irwin Miller suffered through his father’s beatings, his unaffectionate mother’s habit of locking him in closets, and—like the other Jewish kids in his... Read More

Gert’s Book of Knowledge opens with a wonderful attention grabber: “After Gert, I went back to men. Well, there was a brief stint with a beautiful hand cream model, but it... Read More

’I feel the hand of God in what has happened to me so far. As a doctor, I could be of service to God by serving my fellow man. That’s exactly the way I feel too, Bob.... Read More

Born a slave, Shadrach Cobb grows up yearning to be free. Against the cotton plantation’s rules, he secretly learns to read and write at the same time his master, Morris... Read More

“History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.”—John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy’s... Read More