Fairy tales for our own time go all medieval on anti-gay, anti-transgender attitudes. For those fed up with the rigid stereotypes and gender roles common in the fantasy genre, "Creatures of Grace" is a clever, inventive, and... Read More
Kent, England-based Jonathan E. Deakin’s new work features an angel whose curiosity about human experience prompts him to choose a British couple as his parents and to become the titular Rufus Stone. From this promising idea, minor... Read More
When Osaze Ehigiator came to the United States from Nigeria in 1985, he had just under $400 in his pocket, and no family or friends waiting for him. He didn’t even have a ride from the airport. Nonetheless, he arrived full of optimism... Read More
Divorce, through the eyes of a child, is ugly, terrifying, and traumatic. The stable shifts. The permanent dissolves. Nothing is ever as real as it once seemed to be. And no matter how many reassurances of love both parents may give, the... Read More
Most people have some connection to autism, even if it’s only a memory from their childhood of a boy or girl who spent a lot of time on the perimeter of the playground. Too many people have a closer connection—a friend, a child.... Read More
"Living Through Transitions" demonstrates that fundamental personal change like greatness is sought by some and thrust upon others. One cannot jump to the end without working through the initial jolt and the trying middle difficult tasks... Read More
Having Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is not a girl’s fault, but it is her problem. This accessible book, written specifically for girls in grades six through twelve, presents AD/HD as something to deal with, not to... Read More
For sixteen consecutive years, wine sales in the United States have grown at nearly a five percent rate. Indeed, Americans have been on such a bender as to leapfrog both the Italians and the French into becoming the world’s number one... Read More