In poet Charles Harper Webb’s thriller "Ursula Lake", a fishing trip is the impetus for a violent showdown between old friends. On an excursion to British Columbia, Scott, an aspiring musician, bumps into an old friend, Errol. Despite... Read More

"Cutthroat" is an intriguing physician’s memoir that makes passionate arguments against how the health care system prioritizes profit over people. Steven J. Cyr’s "Cutthroat" is a thought-provoking memoir about an orthopedic... Read More

Based in truth, the powerful novel "No Stopping Us Now" is about the fight for gender equality in sports just after the passage of Title IX. In 1974, all Louisa wants to do is to play basketball. But her Portland, Oregon, high school is... Read More

Teenage outcasts have to save their small town from a bloodthirsty monster by teaming up with their bully in Brett Riley’s fantasy novel "Freaks". Since grade school, Gabby, Micah, Jamie, and Christian have been bullied by B3, a group... Read More

Thorough in analyzing the history and psychology of work and exhaustion, Jonathan Malesic’s book suggests ways to revamp a system that burns people out. Malesic quit his tenured university position when he realized that the work no... Read More

Laurie Ellis-Young’s "Breath Is Life" is about transformation, from the inside out. Breathe. Your body, your relationships, and your life will change. It’s that simple. That’s the message of Ellis-Young’s book—a compelling... Read More

Robert Kerbeck’s juicy memoir "Ruse" tells riveting tales about working in Hollywood and Wall Street at the same time—and about committing white collar crimes. In his twenties, Kerbeck, a struggling actor, found a job listing for a... Read More

Dale Maharidge explores personal strife, land ownership, and American history in his mystery novel "Burn Coast". A writer and reporter from New York owns land on the California coast; his neighbors there are Likowski and Eddie. When... Read More