For the first sixteen years of her marriage, Lisa Ann Espich served time in an invisible prison. She struggled with the behavior of her husband, Dean, who was addicted to alcohol, crack cocaine, and prescription pills. Although his... Read More

For the millions of women (and men) who single-handedly tackle domestic life, there is help, and even better, a reality check for those with unrealistic expectations. "Pretty Neat" is a guide for the woman who finds herself overwhelmed,... Read More

Twenty-one-year-old Farhad finds his life upended when he breaks a seemingly minor law in 1979 Kabul. The indiscretion that launches Farhad’s nightmare is terrifying for its banality: returning from a going-away celebration with a... Read More

This story is like a mango: sweet, with a hard stone pit. “When you have lost…two beloved brothers on the same day, what are you? What word is there to say what you have become?” the narrator asks in this tale of “two children of... Read More

“No one can humiliate you like your parents. No one else in the world has that tremendous power: the same power we have over our own children.” So declares Ernesto, the antihero in Ana María Shua’s latest novel, whose relationship... Read More

Going away to college can be an intimidating experience for all young men and women. For students with challenges like Asperger Syndrome, a disorder on the autism spectrum, settling into college can be even more overwhelming. Author... Read More

In Lyin’ Like a Dog, the sequel to The Red Scarf, R. Harper Mason takes readers to 1940s’ America and the village of Norphlet, Arkansas. Richard, the story’s protagonist, relives his twelfth birthday and a year of adventure shared... Read More

A child never understands why a father walks out, even in a conflict-ridden home. The loss and betrayal often haunts the individual into adulthood, especially if the parent is never seen again. Abandonment embeds a long-lasting pain that... Read More