The challenge of putting together a short-story anthology is giving readers enough variety of styles and voices while still finding stories that fit comfortably with one another. "Daughters of Icarus"is a diverse collection of... Read More

Latasha Gandy, the precocious, dynamic protagonist of Latasha and the Little Red Tornado, is back in this winning sequel by Michael Scotto. She’s busier than ever with her mom, friends, a new gifted-and-talented program, and of course,... Read More

Blurring the line between fact and fiction has long been a popular device in doomsday novels, and television veteran Peter S. Fischer chillingly bridges that divide in his political thriller "The Terror of Tyrants". The premise: A... Read More

Nasr Saad is a man who asks weighty questions: How was the universe created? Is there life after death? Most importantly, he asks, Why have the disciplines devoted to such issues—religion, philosophy, and science—failed to provide... Read More

Sir Frederick Treves, the London Hospital surgeon who studied the Elephant Man, Joseph Merrick (1862-1890), wrote of him, “I supposed that Merrick was imbecile and had been imbecile from birth.” The conviction was no doubt encouraged... Read More

Quin Lighthorn is not what he appears to be. A half-Sioux, half-Irish college student, Quin, the protagonist in James Michael Larranaga’s thriller, "In the Company of Wolves", is dressed to kill in a secondhand Armani suit and silk tie... Read More

A trio of talented orphan sibs follows a map created by their late father, a famous explorer, without knowing where it will lead. Witty references to the future appear in technology, fashion, and speech, and a plucky eleven-year-old girl... Read More

When Hilda and her mother move to a new home in the city, the little girl’s wonderfully solitary journeys into nature necessarily cease. How she manages to satisfy her need for independence while assuring her mother of her safety is... Read More