A soft lullaby sung to comfort a sleepy little girl turns into the inspiring story of remarkable musical talent blossoming in the face of racial inequalities in Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone, by Alice... Read More

Brimming with both acuity and grace, "Can You See Anything Now?" is a welcome challenge to the dogmatic conventions of modern Christian fiction. The unsanitized, transgressive tendencies and the thoughtful style of "Can You See Anything... Read More

It’s timely, tense, and a perfect read in these uncertain times. "The Amendment Killer" is a contemporary political thriller benefiting from heavy research, a chilling villain, and a timely message. As the US Supreme Court begins... Read More

This mesmerizing novel is a must. Americans don’t have fairy tales: we have legends. Tall tales. "Olympia Knife" is a fabulous, luscious story that invokes a magical, yesteryear world. Filled with larger-than-life characters, this... Read More

"A Walk with Purpose" is an affecting personal story about handling both success and adversity. A heartfelt memoir of an eventful life and career suddenly derailed by cancer, Michael D. Becker’s "A Walk with Purpose" is a detailed,... Read More

Bulkin’s enormous imagination is on full display here: trippy, nightmarish, and unforgettable. Nadia Bulkin’s thirteen stories are as diverse in their themes as they are in their settings, yet they piece together excellently to... Read More

Karina Yan Glaser’s "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" is a thoroughly charming book. For six years, the Vanderbeekers have made their home on the bottom two floors of a brownstone in Harlem. Mr. Vanderbeeker grew up in the... Read More

Bugs, Tweety, and countless other well-loved characters can all thank one man for giving them a voice in movies, television, and radio, but before Mel Blanc became an actor, he was a precocious boy with mountains of energy and... Read More