Michael Jarvis’s "Field of Vision" is about a young photographer’s visit to the fictional Caribbean island of Soufriere. Upon his arrival, Jacob antagonizes a local named Rollo, whose ensuing wrath is predicated on his rage at... Read More
Max Xylander feels she has plenty of reasons to be angry. After surviving a serious illness, she still has to tolerate her obnoxious sister, parents who don’t understand her, and ignorant kids like the boy who just insulted her best... Read More
In his delightful, well-written picture book, The Most Curious Girl in Her Class: The Adventures of Hecky and Schmecky, clinical psychologist, grandfather, and author Herman Huber introduces the spunky young Hecky. Relentlessly... Read More
“Whimsical” is a term often slighted, or used to slight, poetry—implying insignificance or a lack of poetic thought or skill. But whimsical perfectly describes Jonarno Lawson’s Down in the Bottom of the Box, a collection of... Read More
"My Boy Blink", by Nev White, starts out promisingly enough: A young boy and his father come upon a baby in the woods. With the parents dead at the scene, father and son rescue the newborn, who ends up going by the nickname Blink because... Read More
Battered women often feel trapped in their marriages. Carol James’ "Katie", a Western romance set in both Dodge City and Denver following the Civil War, follows one such woman as she finds the courage to break the cycle of abuse. Katie... Read More
With its abundance of historical detail, "Bid Whist at Midnight" should be required reading for anyone studying the American civil rights movement. Marva Washington’s first novel follows the story of four Southern African American... Read More
The struggle between good and evil has long fascinated humankind. With "Devils or Angels", Dan Roberson enters the fray, confronting questions about absolute evil and absolute good. While this book breaks no new ground, it offers... Read More