A reader’s relationship with books of a distinctive, unconventional, and, dare it be said, eccentric style is often a love-it-or-hate-it affair. "Catastrophically Consequential" is Stephen C. Bird’s offering to the genre of books... Read More

The common perception that online dating services simplify a complicated selection process is debunked in "Crossing the Line?" In the hands of wise-cracking author Robin Hutchinson, the dating scene, in general, does not look too... Read More

Anyone who has ever witnessed a sensitive dog’s reaction to a thunderstorm will empathize with Lady Chee-Chee, and with her owners as they try to find a way to deal with her fears. In "The Big Bad Rain Monster", author Lash-Sands tells... Read More

A man in black, riding a black horse, comes to town. Is there any more certain sign that death and destruction will follow? Just as such an opening promises, murderous mayhem ensues in Joel Martin’s swashbuckling yet thoughtful fantasy... Read More

Sex and religion make for a volatile, controversial, and uncomfortable mix, especially when the former pops up in long, lurid, and lascivious passages in a historical novel about the latter. That Mohammad, the founder of Islam, could... Read More

Currently, the chance of being infected with HIV through a blood transfusion is almost nonexistent. Because of stringent blood screenings put in place in March 1985 and strengthened in the 1990s, a patient’s risk of infection is now... Read More

This harrowing historical novel begins and ends with a haunting image: “February in Bangladesh is the month of martyrs to the mother tongue and girls in red bordered yellow saris offer marigolds to them.” Educator Aquila Ismail has... Read More

When Paul Simon wrote, “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls,” he undoubtedly had not met Richard Sharp, whose “prophets” find other means—and places—to impart their messages. The Duke Don’t Dance,... Read More