Based loosely on the author’s own life, "Trapped in the Congo Drama" is an ultimately unsatisfying story of two students who leave their African homeland to study in Prague in the mid-to-late 1980s. Most of the narrative fails to live... Read More

A long overdue, honest, and unbiased appraisal of Margaret Brundage’s contributions to fantasy illustration and the arts. For the better part of a century, the specifics of the life, times, and work of Margaret Brundage have been mired... Read More

A group of murder suspects trapped together—perhaps snowbound at a hotel or confined on a ship at sea—is a convention of mystery novels. Angela Peach’s "47" adds a science-fiction element to the scenario, resulting in a suspenseful... Read More

"Stories of Lily" is a collection of short anecdotes about a young woman who leaves China to study English in Melbourne, Australia. Lily, along with her friend Iman—a student from Iraq—shop, travel, and learn together while adapting... Read More

For many readers, and even some of the painters among them, abstract art prompts often-heard complaints like, “my kid could do that!” To these skeptics, abstract art is the ultimate in impractical ventures, making a title like... Read More

A boy’s difficult meditation on the loss of his mother to cancer, and what that means about his own changing identity, without any false promise. Jerome’s aunt and his cousins, with whom he suddenly lives, do almost everything... Read More

A multimedia work of art, Cyril Vetter’s first novel, Dirtdobber Blues, encourages readers to experience the semi-biographical story of blues musician Charles “Butch” Hornsby through many different avenues. The narrative itself... Read More

"Angelo and the Yellow Giant", by former school bus driver John Calleri, tells of the title character’s fascination with school buses—also referred to as yellow giants. Angelo’s obsession begins when he is a teenager. When he... Read More