In 2016, J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy defined Appalachia for many, with Vance lionized as the region’s latter-day prophet. For Appalachians, the book has been much more troubling and complex. "Appalachian Reckoning", edited by... Read More

"The Cannabis Revolution" contains a wealth of balanced information for those in the medical field. Comprehensive to the point of being hard to digest, Stephen Holt’s "The Cannabis Revolution" covers all things marijuana-related. At... Read More

Balor’s journal is an incisive glimpse of the current state of American psychoses. More than just a year-long journal, Baethan Balor’s "Outbursts of a Privileged White Man" explores big ideas in the cloistered world of his suburban... Read More

"The Broken Promise" thoughtfully exemplifies the idea that freedom often comes at a price. Mabior P. Mach’s "The Broken Promise" is a sweeping and tragic tale that depicts the horrors of wartime, conflicts with tradition, and the... Read More

Spies, Espionage & Explosions is a what-if page-turner with a compelling historical proposal at its center. Don Kane’s Spies, Espionage & Explosions is an excellent historical novel about one of the lesser-known tragedies in... Read More

"A Harvest of Thorns" is an intense science fiction thriller with a complex plot and compelling characters. Exploring government corruption in global (and interstellar) crises, Mario Carini’s "A Harvest of Thorns" is an exciting... Read More

"A Chronicle of the Roman Twilight" is an entertaining and informative look at the end of the Western Roman Empire. John Ranger’s massive historical novel "A Chronicle of the Roman Twilight" depicts the last days of the Western Roman... Read More

"From Bird Mountain" is a fresh tale of the Viking world. Lyle Fugleberg’s historical novel "From Bird Mountain" is set in the Viking age and tells a familiar tale from a different, more realistic, point of view. Brothers Gyrth and... Read More