Orit Gidali’s poetry reflects segments of the contemporary Israeli psyche: awareness of fragility; a ferocious love for a complex inheritance; and a desire for the cessation of violence, as much for one side as for the other.... Read More

Gudgeon’s first poetry collection is a quirky valentine to irreverent readers, full of stark and pretty imagery, wry quips, and glorious bursts of vulgarity. Its foci include human foibles, Canadian eccentricities, and, always,... Read More

Somewhere between feelings of latent crisis and ennui, Maribeth Klein has a heart attack. Only she doesn’t realize that it is a heart attack—not until the emergency room attendants roll her into surgery and away from any sense that... Read More

This is an exemplary and fascinating work of African cultural and historical documentation. A fresh and insightful look into a sorely neglected aspect of history, Zac Adama’s Cultural Migration: A Short History of Nkrankwanta and Anyii... Read More

This incredibly valuable book shows that healthy eating and exercise are natural, desirable choices. Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas’s "Think Yourself Thin" is a remarkable book that addresses weight loss from a fresh angle. Rather than... Read More

"Enlightened Negotiation" is a book that is both interesting to read and offers quite a bit of wise counsel. Mehrad Nazari skillfully demonstrates how negotiation can be principled and collaborative, rather than adversarial, in the... Read More

This adventurous thriller blends fact with fiction to draw attention to an ancient mystery. Steve Fisher’s "The Carswell Covenant" is a thriller based on real events. This creative novelization of the author’s own travels finds the... Read More

These stories bring to life a world that most will never see, where native populations, eccentrics, inveterate drifters, entrepreneurs, and foreign service workers meet. Nine memorable short stories set in locales ranging from... Read More