For many, the Korean peninsula is shrouded in mystery. In his memoir "The Prisoner", esteemed writer and democracy activist Hwang Sok-yong illuminates the turbulence of twentieth-century Korean politics to reveal a society seeking... Read More

Grace Karskens’s engrossing history "People of the River" illuminates Australia’s distant past. The book opens in deep history, describing the topography and course of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, a waterway that curves like a giant... Read More

"Veiled Destiny" is a captivating tale that takes the reader to another land and explores entirely new ways of thinking about how decisions of life and love are made. Secrets, lies, and the unspoken manipulation of her future by others... Read More

Zaher Abed an Egyptian-American offers his personal account of life in America. He begins with the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and continues through the autumn of 2004. Abed’s “observations and reflections on the American Society”... Read More