Simple yet profound, "A Different Pond", by poet Bao Phi, shares the quiet strength of a Vietnamese family struggling to put food on the table, in a tale inspired by his own childhood experiences as a refugee in the mid-1970s. The night... Read More

Though the science behind global climate change can be made simple, its scientific complexities go a long way toward putting the impending catastrophe into context. "A Farewell to Ice" does an excellent job of laying out and explaining... Read More

This gripping multiple-murder mystery is overlaid with tremendous atmosphere and action. You might think Coleridge Taylor is the star of Rich Zahradnik’s "Lights Out Summer", the fourth in his mystery series featuring the tenacious... Read More

Eggspect plenty of “fowl play” and a healthy dose of puns as another Wilcox and Griswold Mystery unfolds in Robin Newman’s "The Case of the Poached Egg", a Geronimo Stilton crime caper where two police mice follow the clues,... Read More

This thriller presents an interesting look into the edgy lifestyles of avant-garde artists and others living on the fringes of society. A wild ride through the world of custom bikes, high-end orchestras, and the daily lives of some... Read More

Humor, especially witty alien dialogue, adds a nice counterpoint to the tense drama and action of this science fiction showdown. The second book of the Chuck, Yu, and Farley series, Penny L. Samms’s "Invasion: Eris" blends action,... Read More

"Beautiful Mess" is an ode to a bygone Hollywood era. John Herrick’s "Beautiful Mess" explores the life of an aging Hollywood actor whose life changes when he discovers an important script. Del Corwyn used to be somebody. Once, he was... Read More

"Steel Wombs" is a thrilling mystery and romance highlighting morality problems that do not have objective answers. "Steel Wombs", by R. C. Lindholm, is a gripping novel that’s as much a thriller as it is a romance. Well-developed... Read More