“I know all about fear,” says the author. “I’m afraid of failure, growing old, gaining weight, the whole concept of motherhood, and insurance salesmen. But most of all, I’m terrified of complacency, the fear that I might settle... Read More

Many books about witchcraft focus on spells for women in the “maiden” and “mother” phases, that is, women in their twenties and thirties. This feisty, in-your-face book celebrates the crones of witchcraft, stating that the... Read More

The “Personal Pimple Theory of Life” may seem odd, but to the author, it is the key to understanding and using the power people have as individuals. Cohen’s theory is that people tend to underestimate their abilities while... Read More

“I compiled this volume to help preserve a dying culture,” states the author, a Kent State professor and storyteller. Offodile’s threatened culture is the “traditional moonlight storytelling culture of the agrarian society” of... Read More

Animals love their babies—just like humans do. The editor, whose I Want to Be career series was on VOYA’s (Voice of Youth Advocates) Nonfiction Honor list and two titles of which were named Outstanding Science Trade Books, has... Read More

National Public Radio provides unflappable refinement for the savage heart that beats wildly in the modern breast. The eloquent voices of NPR commentators announce soothing classical notes that swirl out of car stereos and float into... Read More

It’s very rare for a first novel to be perfect; to have a great story, sparkling writing, interesting, layered characters, a carefully balanced and realized setting, a beautifully modulated pace, and not a single misstep. This first... Read More

These delicate poems, charged with a sense of serenity that seems incredible to modern sensibilities, cast images of an almost mythic world—formal and austere, yet infused with the banked passion of “red pomegranate wine.”... Read More