The stressful world of Manhattan advertising, characterized by the unrelenting pressure to succeed, grounds the first installment of K.R. Barker’s trilogy, The Third Terrace of Purgatory: Discovery. The story opens in 1959, yet the... Read More

A devout Catholic for most of his more than eighty years, Thomas Arthur Nelson has, like so many of his faith, broken with the church and its hierarchy over what he believes is a hostile stance on homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and... Read More

The author of The Lux and The Covenant series, Armentrout is already well versed in the fundamental aspects of an appealing paranormal romance. In her latest novel, "Cursed", she brings these elements together for a new, entertaining... Read More

Why read one more memoir about a troubled childhood? Why read another story about recovery from trauma? Because in the case of "Snakes in My Dreams", the author has a powerful message: Childhood sexual abuse can be confronted,... Read More

“Inside the white lines that mark off the [baseball] diamond, a lie cannot live and it cannot prosper,” writes Gerald Duff in his compelling and thoughtful novel Dirty Rice. Steeped in the history of baseball, this tale proves to be... Read More

Mention the name Julia Child in almost any crowd and you’ll get smiles, nods, and stories about favorite episodes of her cooking show, The French Chef. Child has become an icon in America, a symbol of our collective desire to find... Read More

Warriors throughout time and across the world have demonstrated that destroying a place people believe to be sacred can be as devastating to a community’s identity and sense of power as the annihilation of its people. Witness all of... Read More

“The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well,” said Hippocrates, long considered the Father of Medicine. Yet few people consider how the small choices they make each day strengthen or weaken... Read More