Sophie Campbell’s Wet Moon, Book 1: Feeble Wanderings is a gothic mystery blessed with high-level characterization and art. Formerly known as Ross Campbell, writer/artist Sophie Campbell presumably appreciates an outsider’s view of... Read More

There are good dragons and there are bad dragons, pronounces a new mother in Melissa Dickey’s poetry collection. "Dragons" encapsulates the potency of modern womanhood, with its fearsome potentiality and its perceived limits, and... Read More

This intensely readable and engaging mystery is full of rich cultural details. A thriller set in modern-day Sacramento, Pete Liebengood’s "Rendez-Vu" is an emotional page-turner focused on contemporary journalism and its relationship... Read More

This well-written and concise how-to on divorce is sprinkled with ample doses of humor. Divorce attorney Larry Sarezky’s "Divorce, Simply Stated" is a primer for those who want to end, as he puts it, “a dysfunctional marriage with a... Read More

From the Portuguese “black earth,” terra preta refers to a rich soil composed of humus (decomposed organic substances) and biochar (carbon derived from charcoal). “Nowadays, fertile soil disappears 10 to 100 times quicker than it... Read More

It takes a bold free spirit to repurpose the derogatory epithet “whore” in a revolutionary context. That’s what outspoken sex-worker-rights activist Siouxsie Q does in "Truth, Justice, and the American Whore", a powerful personal... Read More

This work gives vital insight into the teaching profession and post-communist society as a whole. Teachers Under the Microscope: A Review of Research on Teachers in a Post-Communist Region by Dana Hanesová is compelling compilation of... Read More

This is a one-of-a-kind compilation of moral tales for children of all ages and descriptions. Agaba Samuel Rujumba’s "Story Time at Hanwel" is a culturally diverse and uniquely global compilation of twenty-one moral tales. With... Read More