Sometimes the muse makes a big ask. Revisit the death of a brother, for example, and explore how that painful memory gathers momentum as one’s own son comes of age. Muses, Erin Malone knows, are expert button pushers. A Coniston Prize... Read More

As an account of personal growth through New Age techniques, "Health, Wealth, Love, Beauty, Harmony" is inspiring. Bodybuilder Karen Gravit’s "Health, Wealth, Love, Beauty, Harmony" is a New Age guide to cultivating well-being in five... Read More

In the swift thriller "Just Plane Murder", the human costs of so-called financial savviness are exposed following multiple aviation disasters. Eric Kendall’s novella "Just Plane Murder" concerns the deadly consequences of corporate... Read More

Concerning minor and major historical arcs, the poems collected in "Serendipity and Craic" are variously knowledgeable and humorous. Alan Clegg’s religious poetry collection "Serendipity and Craic" concentrates on historical events,... Read More

The memoir "By the Hand of God" graduates from health crises to spiritual realizations in a moving way. Wendi Landis-Talkington’s inspiring memoir "By the Hand of God" is about battling illness and pain through faith. Just before... Read More

Will Falk’s touching ode to a major ecosystem "How Dams Fall" personifies the Colorado River. This essay-length book has a big goal: to dramatize the plight of the Colorado River in its fight against human intervention. Falk, who... Read More

This elegantly designed softcover gathers timeless tales set in an idyllic setting where roaming is possible. Paul Sleman Clark’s "Stories from Squirrel Hill" gathers six lighthearted adventures for chapter book readers, using charmed... Read More

Cecilia Cetateanu’s atmospheric, concrete verses are comfortable in their own ambiguity, beats, and style. Cecilia Cetateanu’s rhythmic, dynamic poetry collection is atmospheric and spiritual, delving into broad, metaphysical... Read More