Research and enthusiasm merge to show how otherworldly creatures in Japanese folklore have enriched cultural experience. For author and scholar Michael Dylan Foster, a little... Read More

This wholesomely earnest novel is peppered with a dash of old-school mischief and fun. Jerome Mark Antil’s Mary Crane and a Pompey Hollow Book Club Séance with Sherlock, the... Read More

Parallel stories regarding the sinking of the Titanic elegantly show the grief process and how we reflect on mortality. Michelle Baker’s The Canoe takes us from land to sea... Read More

Raskin easily balances humor and drama in this novel about parenting, reality TV, and family. Erika Raskin’s Close is a welcoming and nuanced novel that offers a window into... Read More

Neil’s college theatre group and family members strike a cord with their vivid realism. The Isolation Door is the first novel of journalist Anish Majumdar, a man of complex... Read More

Flattmann remains tied to his colorful birthplace and portrays his fascination with its unique moods and moments. Born in New Orleans in 1946, Alan Flattmann studied at the... Read More

Kraft’s speculative biography will provoke spirited debate while offering an engrossing review of the Buddha’s life and wisdom. Harvey Kraft’s The Buddha from Babylon: The... Read More

Sumptuous illustrations are a look back in time, yet also an inspiration for the future. The temptress Bathsheba is the cover girl for Getty Publications’ Gardens of the... Read More

Throughout history, there have been great men and women, wars, tragedies, and triumphs—and seemingly always someone willing to preserve the memories of such. Whether the... Read More

Even just a quick riffle through the pages of Zen Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno can cause a healthy lowering of one’s blood pressure. Seeing such tranquil... Read More

Photojournalist Piero Ribelli came to the United States from Italy in 1985, with a love for Jack Kerouac and The Doors and a longing to make a fresh start. As a new American... Read More