Book Review
The Nightmare Machine
by Ryan Prado
"The Nightmare Machine" is a revealing psychological thriller replete with deep introspective asides. The psychology of sacrifice, the power of self-preservation, and the uneven realms of dreams coalesce with action-packed results in Tim...
Book Review
Where You Come From Is Gone
by Ryan Prado
Precise and vivid, "Where You Come From Is Gone" is a philosophical historical novel covering a rural family’s shifts to adapt to changing times. The intricacies of a livelihood and rural Midwestern family dynamics are explored on a...
Book Review
Crisis on Mount Hood
by Ryan Prado
Danger and duty collide on the alpine expanses of the Cascade Range in Christopher Van Tilburg’s inspiring memoir-cum-history book "Crisis on Mount Hood". Sourced from the archives of the Hood River Crag Rats, the US’s oldest...
Book Review
Tools to Save Our Home Planet
by Ryan Prado
The difficult yet enriching world of environmental activism is dissected in the essays and how-tos in "Tools to Save Our Home Planet". Organized in the style of a guidebook, the book pulls together some of the most consequential voices...
Book Review
The Country Under Heaven
by Ryan Prado
Dizzying visions haunt the otherwise delicate beauty of Frederic S. Durbin’s supernatural novel "The Country Under Heaven". Since surviving the Battle of Antietam, Ovid experiences the intrusion of premonitory shimmers. As he migrates...
Book Review
An Unlikely Prospect
by Ryan Prado
Centering the dizzying misogyny of the postwar era, "An Unlikely Prospect" is a revealing historical novel. Postwar crimes lead a rookie publisher toward truth and justice in Shelley Blanton-Stroud’s novel "An Unlikely Prospect". At...
Book Review
Time for Awakening
by Ryan Prado
"Time for Awakening" is a contemplative memoir that sheds light on the personal and practical applications of Buddhist meditation. In "Time for Awakening", Buddhist meditation teacher Constance Casey outlines her long and winding road...
Book Review
Our Winter Monster
by Ryan Prado
A couple experiences the futility and horror of trying to outrun their problems in Dennis Mahoney’s horror novel "Our Winter Monster". Holly and Brian rumble toward a ski resort to salvage their scattered partnership. A blizzard is on...