This satire about presidential elections is a fun, and timely, release. In "Corn Poll", a satirical novel by Zachary Michael Jack, a young reporter asks one ill-thought-out... Read More

Brisk pacing, sarcasm, and the threat of brawls and bullets all contribute to a satisfying whodunit with a slight film-noir feel. Mike Scofield, private detective and security... Read More

Semken’s words, bordering on the ecstatic, will touch a nerve in those who have been close to the truly wild. Together with illustrator Andrew R. Driscoll, Steven H. Semken... Read More

Laureates disdain the limerick, poetic device of many a hick. But not always. Case in point, Paul Ingram, renowned wit and bookseller at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City,... Read More

This plainspoken and quirky collection is imbued with a wit as comfortable as an evening with Garrison Keillor. Reading Patrick Irelan’s collection of fifteen short stories is... Read More

Michael R. Rosmann proves to be a unique breed of American in Excellent Joy: Fishing Farming, Hunting, and Psychology. A clinical psychologist serving rural farm communities... Read More

“The unexamined life may be worth living, but I haven’t much experience with it,” writes Mills in the introduction to her collection of environmentally-themed essays. “I... Read More