"Twisted" takes a brash and unflinching look at the nuanced, complex workings of the sex trade. Sex workers are among the few groups still subject to open intolerance in Western societies; few other occupations are so stereotypically... Read More

Amid a series of interesting twists that keep the pages turning, topics like schoolyard bullying are covered with a straightforward pragmatism that helps the moral message stand out clearly. In "Anthony", Harold J. Fischel chronicles the... Read More

Imagine a powerful realm ruled by queens, where an elite defensive force of women protects the country with its magical powers. Critically acclaimed writer Areta Nwosu, whose first novel was one of six finalists nominated for the Pat... Read More

“‘God has not answered our prayers and we’re all dying strangers in a strange land.’” So runs the lament of an exiled matriarch named Cheita whose dying wish to be buried in rural Cuba powers this novel of family social context... Read More

The issue of raising student achievement is a concern across the country. Christine Nandi takes up the torch prescribing a set of “shoulds” and “musts” for students parents and teachers that she claims will “upsurge student... Read More

The siblings Crump began transcribing their great-grandmother’s journals some 150 years after Augusta Chase lived through the tumultuous settling of the Kansas Territory. In many ways that settling was a precursor to the Civil War.... Read More