A financial advisor finds business and personal salvation in this cleverly written parable about “authority marketing.” In the tradition of the business parable, "The Authority Advisor", by Joe Simonds, is the fictional story of... Read More

Ohman’s dystopian vision is well-paced, imaginative, and suspenseful to the very end. A walled city set in a dystopian future has an unwavering societal structure known only as the System. In "Meritropolis", a captivating book by Joel... Read More

Near-future Washington intrigue, pitting corporate power against government, seems ripped from tomorrow’s headlines. In "The Blue Folio", Matt McMahon crafts a near-future political struggle so compelling and realistic that it’s easy... Read More

This enjoyable mystery set in a historically accurate Chicago features a strong sense of time and place. In Frances McNamara’s "Death at Chinatown", an accusation of murder against a young woman exposes a much larger mystery within... Read More

Armies march on their stomachs, and here’s how Civil War-era cooks prepared the food. History Lover’s Cookbook, by Roxe Anne Peacock, reflects the author’s passion for history and cooking. The book offers a breezy overview of Civil... Read More

Serious observations paired with a cynical voice call out the “bullshit” in politics. On the first reading of "The Dictionary of American Political Bullshit" by Stephen L. Goldstein, one might be tempted to include this very book in... Read More

Iraqi culture and people are reflected in this enlightening yet tragic memoir of a female physician forced to flee after the US invasion. A Doctor from Mesopotamia, written in Arabic, is an attempt to capture an image of Iraq as seen... Read More

Rivvy Neshama’s simple practices come alive in the stories, illuminating how she moved through fear and darkness. A sacred life requires no ashrams or mountaintops, according to author Rivvy Neshama, who calls her stories from life... Read More