The most hardened investigators are disturbed when they come across the corpse of a child; they’re even more disturbed when they find out it’s a baby who is partially dismembered. This gruesome specter starts off Joe Hefferon’s... Read More

Jennifer Brown’s "Trapped" may accurately be called a biography of two lives. Brown was actually born as a boy David. After decades of feeling uncomfortable in a masculine body he began his gender transition from David to Jenni in his... Read More

According to some critics the French sculptor Camille Claudel matched her lover the great Auguste Rodin with her artistic talents. Yet they met different fates. Rodin perished as an internationally renowned genius; Claudel died neglected... Read More

Believe. Project. Magnify. Advance. If the author had filed a pre-flight plan for this book, then the preceding words would best describe the path taken in this quest to elucidate “personal branding.” The author firmly believes that... Read More

Southwestern Style.Vibrant colors and varied light play off of figures and settings in Rivera’s inspired portraits. In the oversize "Elias Rivera" (Hudson Hills Press, 12 x 15, 200 color plates, 244 pages, hardcover, $65.00,... Read More

“The Thanksgiving Day game between New Dorp and Curtis high schools was part rivalry, part high school reunion, part block party, as much a part of life on Staten Island as its namesake ferry,” author Jay Price writes. As the book... Read More

Nothing attracts a reader to a book like humor and charm, both of which this author exhibits in abundance. From his opening essay on his decision to abandon football in favor of a life of writing and teaching English, Kloefkorn looks at... Read More

“The truth of this is both a burden and a relief,” states Cheryl Strayed in “The Big Enchilada.” “Ultimately we can only be faithful to ourselves, our own heart’s desires … monogamy works best when it’s a vow you make to... Read More