History is presented in lucid, lurid passages in "The Magdalene Malediction", a novel focused on an extraordinary woman who inspires devotion. Last in the medieval Ordeal by Fire trilogy, "The Magdalene Malediction" returns to the idea... Read More

Adapting Asian folktales and fables to comics form, "Tamamo the Fox Maiden" delivers twenty-one tales from across the continent. Aside from the Japanese title story and “The Ballad of Mulan,” familiar to many because of the Disney... Read More

"Cashed Out" is an enjoyable thriller that evokes pain, sorrow, and sympathetic feelings toward even its unlikable characters. Cash in on this thrilling read from Michael H. Rubin. Set in the sweltering heat of the Louisiana bayou,... Read More

These stories are both gorgeous in their array and, collectively, are a compelling picture of a national identity built on diversity and survival. From Romanian-born psychiatrist Michael Segal comes "The Psychiatrists of Phoenix Street",... Read More

A bullied kid embarks on an unexpected extraterrestrial sojourn and learns to cope with the unexpected. Through vivid writing and high-tension scenes, "Supernova" presents a bullied protagonist who visits another planet while he is... Read More

Milton succeeds in establishing a sense of impending disaster—a race against the clock—as a horrific kidnapping is seen through a parent’s eyes. Two twelve-year-old girls are abducted from a Caribbean island to be used as sex... Read More

"Tom" is a fictionalized account of Christie Moore’s grandfather. It focuses on his experiences as a British soldier in World War I and how the war reverberates throughout his life. The fact that tragic battlefield experiences plague... Read More

Addictive behaviors like overeating, binge drinking, substance abuse, and smoking all have a breadth of potential remedies available, including well-known twelve-step programs, self-help guides, medical treatments, and psychotherapy. Yet... Read More