Matéi Visniec’s "Mr. K Released" is a delightfully absurd and surreal novel about the disorienting qualities of freedom. Mr. K, called Kosef J in a nod to Kafka, finds himself released from prison. He is jubilant but also confused by... Read More

The Callaghan Endgame Trilogy V-VII is literary action with an eye toward current events. Be forewarned: the actions of Matthias Callaghan are highly addictive. Kim Ekemar’s The Callaghan Endgame Trilogy V-VII is a two-fisted,... Read More

There are many books about the Beatles and Beatlemania: books about the origins and history of the band, how they became so successful, and even what it was like inside the bubble of stardom. Patricia Gallo-Stenman’s "Diary of a... Read More

Tobert considers a broad swath of illness causation and therapies with wisdom and without judgment. Spiritual Psychiatries: Mental Health Practices in India and UK, by Natalie Tobert, is a well-researched look at the complementary nature... Read More

“On June 20 1934 John Webster disappeared without a trace. He simply vanished. His young friend Adam Maclean discovered clothing and personal effects but no body” Bert Nelson writes in the beginning of "The Shadow Watchers". John’s... Read More

The Italian author, Italo Calvino (best known for his fantastical storytelling, particularly in The Castle of Crossed Destinies, a retelling of the Decameron), believed that half the books in one’s library should be books one has not... Read More

On October 25, 1865, the ocean bottom a hundred miles off the coast of Georgia received a tribute of $400,000 in gold and silver coins, many of them $10 and $20 eagles and double eagles. Ironically, the coins were on their way home to... Read More

In 1865, after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators were captured, tried, and executed. Of course, such a conspiracy, created by a civil war, would not die so easily. Ulysses S. Grant, the main... Read More