Scottish history comes alive through a famous canine hero. Based on true events, real people, and an actual Skye terrier known throughout Edinburgh in the late 1800s, Greyfriars Bobby and the One O’Clock Gun, by George Robinson,... Read More

His encouraging voice makes this priest’s guide an effective tool for Christians developing a more personal relationship to religious practice. In Prayer: Our Deepest Longing, Roman Catholic priest Ronald Rolheiser avoids the... Read More

To subvert happily-ever-after, this poet populates his verse with grim Grimm characters and sprinkles in some dark humor. Ron Koertge—fiction writer, recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the California Arts... Read More

“This is not rocket science. If you burn up more calories than you consume, you will lose weight,” writes Peter Taylor, explaining his system of dropping pounds and increasing energy. His book, Overtired? Overweight? The Solution,... Read More

In the introduction to "Myths and Rhymes", poet William Poe encourages readers of his poetry collection to “allow the words to flow as much for their rhythm as for their meaning.” This is good advice to follow. The poems are clearly... Read More

Strange, compelling, and disturbing, this twenty-first century fable raises questions about genetic tinkering and self-identity. Audrey Niffenegger hit the bestseller lists with her novel The Time Traveler’s Wife, but her roots lie in... Read More

In a recent New York Times opinion column, “Need a Job? Invent It,” Thomas Friedman writes, “My generation had it easy. We got to “find” a job. But, more than ever, our kids will have to “invent” a job.” Statistics of... Read More

“Whimsical” is a term often slighted, or used to slight, poetry—implying insignificance or a lack of poetic thought or skill. But whimsical perfectly describes Jonarno Lawson’s Down in the Bottom of the Box, a collection of... Read More