Ligon’s poignant compilation mirrors fundamental truths about human desire and defeat. “Something broke in me for good, some brittle thing I didn’t know was there,” writes Samuel Ligon in his new collection, "Wonderland", “and... Read More

After her forty years of teaching, Smith’s keen understanding of the literary canon makes her the perfect candidate to write this humorous and insightful book. “While there are differences in what students at each grade level respond... Read More

Kwon delicately creates an intimate space in which to show how her Korean heritage and her relationship with her mother shaped her identity. Brenda Kwon’s collection of poems and short stories, "The Sum of Breathing", explores the... Read More

Steamy escapades reveal one woman’s perspective on romantic love and its purpose (or lack thereof) in our modern world. If men can be bachelors, why can’t women? This is the central question Vicki Marie Stolsen poses in her... Read More

From a historical standpoint, Young proves himself to be a diligent, devoted historian who has carefully woven together multiple narratives. Recreating a lost book from the third century BC is an ambitious task, one that Andrew Young... Read More

Kay Benedict Sgarlata is in control throughout the narrative in this book about the lines between pain and pleasure, set amid vivid descriptions of the Adirondack landscape. Kay Benedict Sgarlata’s debut fictional work, "Adirondack... Read More

Master of dialogue, Robert Inman’s new novel is insightful, engaging, and swiftly paced. Robert Inman’s most recent book, The Governor’s Lady, delves into the dynamic political arena. It moves at a rapid, intoxicating pace. As a... Read More

A balance of dark humor and a devastatingly sorrowful tone illumines the human condition in these elegiac poems. Appointed the first poet laureate of Missouri in 2008, Walter Bargen writes about humanity with a candidly chilling and... Read More