Borneo’s last colonial rulers are portrayed as a lusty lot in this exposé of a little-known story set in a remote, exotic land. The “White Rajahs,” who ruled Sarawak on the north shore of Borneo, were a colorful and randy lot, as... Read More

Who are we, and what is reality? Paul Pi says the answers are intertwined. "Holy Trinity: Both the Absolute and Relative Reality", by Paul Pi, takes an innovative, complicated look at the spiritual realm that connects individuals to each... Read More

Lovingly structured collection of Zen stories featuring women seeks to bring gender equity to enlightened thinking. The traditional belief in mainstream Buddhism is that “it is not possible to be enlightened in a woman’s body.”... Read More

“We would willingly have pardoned the translator if he had not brought Ariosto into Spain and translated him into Castilian, for he has stripped away much of Ariosto’s genius. This is a fault incident to all those who presume to... Read More

In so many ways, "The Sons of God" is the equivalent of a 1960s B-movie. With its human sacrifice, pagan rites, plots to breed a master race, conspiracy theories, and helpless damsels in distress, Greg Banks’ religiously spiced,... Read More

Sex and religion make for a volatile, controversial, and uncomfortable mix, especially when the former pops up in long, lurid, and lascivious passages in a historical novel about the latter. That Mohammad, the founder of Islam, could... Read More

The Civil War novel "All Parts Together" begins literally with a bang as the author depicts the Quantrill raid. On August 21 1863 Confederate guerillas stormed the pro-emancipation stronghold of Lawrence Kansas. They killed over 200 men... Read More