Early on in his memoir Norman Weiss recalls hearing his father talk about a Chinese fortune cookie he received. The strip of paper tucked inside the cookie read: “You should have a very interesting life.” Although his father believed... Read More

Using real events as the basis of a novel can help create a more believable fictional story, but "Treasure Too Far", which is based on the real-life experience of a geologist who discovers a large body of phosphate ore in the Mexican... Read More

“At Loomis Hospital we respect the differences of the people who come here for treatment. And there are certainly lots of differences, believe you me. I’ve seen all kinds of folks over the years, especially in the summer when it... Read More

Craig Evan Royce seems to be a man of unbridled enthusiasm. In a previous book, Country Miles Are Longer Than City Miles, he examined the mountain culture of eastern Kentucky, focusing on the area’s artisans. His latest work brings... Read More

Many people think that depression is all about feeling sad. Jane Newman knows from personal experience that depression is more about feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and depleted. When the day came that this devoted Christian wife and... Read More

"Having Hope" is Sherry Burkett’s debut novel and the first book in a planned series about Hope Logan and Tim Richards. Tim has lost his wife to breast cancer, and readers meet him in a dark moment when he prays a desperate prayer.... Read More

Trying to digest the extent and implications of Gordon L. Ewell’s injuries is nearly impossible. A career soldier, the master sergeant was severely wounded in an IED explosion in Iraq. After fifty-nine missions, it was the sixth such... Read More

There’s a curious trend among some contemporary poets to produce collections that include annotations, backstory, and personal history. In the introduction to Deidre Alexander’s Making of a Poet: Reflections in Verse, editor J. Ralph... Read More