The reformer George William Curtis said, “It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.” The same could be said of James Wassick’s new novel, "Notorious". This is a fast-paced read,... Read More

There’s plenty to hold the reader’s interest in "Forty Feet Below", a mystery-action-adventure novel by Johnny Rockenstire. For anyone intrigued by the conspiracy theories of The Da Vinci Code and the legend of the Knights Templar as... Read More

"Assasination of Passion" [sic] begins with a poem presumably written by a man to a woman he has disappointed after many years together, and ends with the narrator’s commentary on the problems with our healthcare system. In between... Read More

Teens and children text, network, twitter, and tweet in ever-growing numbers. Increasingly, they share their activities, feelings, and pictures with numerous “friends” on social networking Web sites. But also increasing are problems... Read More

Loss of unstructured time and personal identity often follows the idealistic marriage ceremony, making women vulnerable to automaton behavior. The mundane aspects of maintaining a household and family can override one’s perception to... Read More

Autism is no longer simply autism. With our ever-growing understanding of the condition, the idea of one single disorder has been replaced by the concept of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). While this has allowed doctors and scientists... Read More

During her months in a Gestapo prison in 1936, the young labor activist Gisa Peiper follows a thread of poetry, trying to steady herself: “Remember this also when you grow old. / Remember there is art, there is poetry. / Remember a... Read More

Urban fantasy has bloomed in popularity in the last five or so years. Writers such as Kelley Armstrong (Women of the Underworld), Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse) and C. E. Murphy (The Walker Papers) are established “career”... Read More