“Now we, the Turks, have become the enemy in our own country,” laments a refugee leading a convoy of villagers fleeing the advancing Serbian army. Cries similar to this one spoken by a character in Omer Ertur’s stunning and very... Read More
It is a smart and talented author who can take a well-known Bible legend and turn it into a work of historical fiction that is not only entertaining and engaging but also enlightening and amusing. Albi Gom is just such a writer, and, in... Read More
Nordic baking may not be part of the household cookbook section, but it ought to be. In this new book, Hanne Risgaard introduces American bakers to the joys and intricacies of baking with organic grains. Taking a cue from an Old Danish... Read More
Romanian author Mihail Sebastian’s The Accident, translated into English here for the first time, is a compelling, mercurial novel. French teacher Nora slips while exiting a tram in 1934 Bucharest, sustains superficial injuries, and is... Read More
“Faith in and the search for reality and truth have been and remain the common waltz in wonder of philosophy, theology, mysticism, and science,” Ronald Keast writes. “The metaphors vary, as do the methods of the waltz, but the goal... Read More
Who doesn’t enjoy an underdog story? "Rescuing the American Dream" offers two such Horatio Alger tales. These suspenseful play-by-plays feature young, college-educated American men fulfilling their dreams. The authors also offer... Read More
Abuse in all of its malevolent forms drives Nancy Prudhomme’s first novel "Behind the Drapes". Sheila shares a home in the projects with three older siblings and a younger sister as well as a controlling abusive father and a submissive... Read More
Nora Simms isn’t a whore with a heart of gold. She’s a whore with a head for gold. Determined to avert a life of penurious drudgery in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, the nineteen-year-old flesh merchant arrives in San... Read More