This Everywoman dives into a fantastical world to explore mysterious inner experiences. Domenico Corna’s spellbinding third book and second novel, "Gipsy Lake", explores philosophy in a compelling, nuanced way. In a nameless country,... Read More

Vivid descriptions of postwar Japan bring the history of the country to life. Set in occupied Japan just after World War II, "Red Chrysanthemum" is an interesting story full of mystery and political intrigue. Henry F. Mazel does a... Read More

Deanna Kahler invites readers to get into the spirit of love with this lyrical work. Celeste loves Connor, but Connor is dead. Are the gifts she receives—a pink rose, a little gold ring—signs from her departed lover, or mere... Read More

Sharing the seemingly ordinary setting of the Midwest, these short stories turn simple and normal into weird, melancholy, and wonderful. Christopher Merkner has a deeply weird sensibility, and it makes his short fiction a pleasure to... Read More

Devens challenges readers to avoid the typical knee-jerk reactions that characterize so much of human thought and behavior. Richard Todd Devens, in "Rational Polemics", tackles what he finds irksome and senseless in the current cultural... Read More

“What is an aphorism? In brief, it is a short saying that states a general truth.” In his book, Jay Friedenberg, chair of the Psychology Department of Manhattan College, pursues one of his many interests: the exploration, definition,... Read More

A former TV writer continues his old-time Hollywood mystery series, seamlessly interweaving fact and fiction in this drama that goes beyond the genre’s clichés. We Don’t Need No Stinking Badges, the second in the Hollywood Murder... Read More

Telling the Civil War’s story through these personal letters from those who fought it provides unforgettable descriptions of brutal battles, extreme living conditions, the hopes of slaves, the living hell of prisons, and unsanitary and... Read More