In addition to teaching college-level geology and paleontology, Donald R. Prothero is committed to debunking fallacies and conspiracy theories, and his book "Weird Earth" uses logic to refute fringe beliefs about the way the world works.... Read More

Dakota McFadzean’s story collection To Know You’re Alive is deliberate, creepy, and wonderful. These stories might be called haunting or disturbing, but that loose description doesn’t do justice to their subtle and graceful... Read More

John McNally’s excellent short story collection "The Fear of Everything" includes nine tales of subtle terror. Beginning with “The Magician,” this book marks its territory: it specializes in a kind of removed, intellectual suburban... Read More

In Yishai Sarid’s dark, thoughtful novel "The Memory Monster", a Holocaust historian struggles with the weight of his profession. The story takes the form of a letter written by the anonymous narrator to explain an unspecified event.... Read More

Odysseus: On the River of Time is a substantial and rewarding tale about ancient Greece’s best known hero. Carl Hare’s Odysseus: On the River of Time is a gripping, epic sequel to The Iliad and The Odyssey. Odysseus, elsewhere... Read More

"Losing the Atmosphere" is a heartbreaking account of life with a rare psychological disorder, and of the events that broke a budding mind to pieces. Vivian Conan’s compelling memoir "Losing the Atmosphere" concerns dissociative... Read More

Sorcerers, ancient dragons, and careful showdowns make this morality tale fascinating. In J. M. Sampson’s historical fantasy of heroic proportions, "Emerald Knight", a knight with rigid morals protects innocents and thwarts evil. In... Read More

"Ring On Deli" is a rousing and rewarding novel whose everyday heroes resist excessive leaps forward. In Eric Giroux’s witty contemporary novel "Ring On Deli", grocery store workers are determined to stand in the way of technology’s... Read More