“I imagine a world without war a world without hate…and I imagine us attacking that world because they’d never expect it.”—Jack Handey from Deep Thoughts (1992) Handey is joking (we hope) but watch out for a group of sinister... Read More

Princess Alera the young heroine and narrator of "Legacy" lives in the mythical territory of Hytanica and is about to inherit the trappings of the Kingdom’s throne. Fifteen-year-old author Cayla Kluver shows every promise of inheriting... Read More

“I exist. It’s sweet so sweet so slow…” —Jean Paul Sartre In Sartre’s novel Nausea protagonist Roquentin cannot enjoy experiences that once gave him pleasure because he cannot find meaning in existence. Roquentin is... Read More

The Pan-American Highway running between Alaska and Argentinas Tierra del Fuego is fairly uninterrupted but for a sixty-mile mire of fierce jungle in the Darién province of Panama. Replete with the usual suspects of snake croc and three... Read More

Doctors can’t be trusted! That is the theme of two new books. In More Harm Than Good: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Common Treatments and Procedures (AMACOM. 978-0-8144-0027-2), Alan Zelicoff, a physician, and Michael... Read More

Patricia G. Penny’s Not Just Proms & Parties series of short novels is aimed at reluctant readers and ESL students, but the books are suitable for any teenage girl with a busy schedule. Only 140 pocket-sized pages long, Emily’s... Read More

"Four Shades of Black" is a feast for the eyes. The stark black pages with brilliant white text and lush monochrome photography are worthy of any coffee table art volume. This tome is no commonplace karate book; it illuminates the... Read More

“I’m brave Benny the pirate!” announces big brother mouse when his little sister, Penny, wants to play with him. Although little sisters are not allowed on his pirate ship, no matter what Benny says or does, he cannot get rid of... Read More