Quirky, tightly crafted stories celebrate the profound beauty of simple moments. Wisdom and beauty sometimes hide in unexpected places, and little things can be profound. Author Ted Olinger presents a collection of short stories that... Read More

A strong proponent of learner-centric education, Coomi Vevaina considers it long past time for radical change in our traditional educational systems. She provides an outline and an explanation of her theories for change in her new book,... Read More

Pagan rituals and herbal medicine team up with laser beams and space travel in "Khamlok", the second installment in Regina M. Joseph’s Alterran Legacy series. With Colony Earth in 2012, Joseph began to explore an alternate history of... Read More

Bird watching is the fastest-growing outdoor activity in the United States. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, almost fifty-two million Americans report that they watch birds. But what do children raised on a glut of... Read More

Artist and illustrator James Gulliver Hancock’s affection for New York City is evident in every line he’s put to paper in composing All the Buildings* in New York *That I’ve Drawn So Far. The transplant from Sydney, Australia,... Read More

From the Acknowledgements section on, Philip Ackerman-Leist’s newest book is highly enjoyable, sincere, and informative. An associate professor at Vermont’s Green Mountain College, Ackerman-Leist heads up the Farm and Food Project at... Read More

As thrillers go, "Insidious Deception" is more aqueduct than waterslide. It starts off with a bang, but settles in to a languid yet ever so gradually escalating pace that eventually erupts into a cascade. This is a gutsy choice, as many... Read More

The challenge of putting together a short-story anthology is giving readers enough variety of styles and voices while still finding stories that fit comfortably with one another. "Daughters of Icarus"is a diverse collection of... Read More