In this complex story about revenge and finding one’s calling, the characters are the stars. In Jim Dutton’s character-driven crime thriller "Path to Revenge", a case around a Mexican drug cartel seems like it’s business as usual,... Read More

"The Education of Brainiac" is an insightful memoir whose mix of humor and seriousness distinguish it. David E. Lapin’s charming memoir "The Education of Brainiac" is centered in Boston’s music community. Lapin was born in 1950s New... Read More

The deep lore that backs Essence & Existence makes it a vibrant urban fantasy. Concluding an epic trilogy, B. & T. Pecile’s urban fantasy novel Essence & Existence finds siblings trying to save the world while staying true... Read More

"The Escapist" is a stunning novel about a damaged man. In David Puretz’s unforgettable novel "The Escapist", a troubled young man is haunted by childhood trauma. Twenty-one-year-old Billy can’t keep a job or a girlfriend. He’s... Read More

Mark Powell’s political thriller "Firebird" is also a literary exposition on current states of corruption and warfare. Leviathan Global is a multinational octopus with tentacles in several different industries, almost all of which have... Read More

Ironically, just as many of us have become passionate foodies who enjoy global edibles and markets that groan with produce, much of this Rabelaisian banquet has become endangered. In the edifying and entertaining "Lost Feast", Lenore... Read More

"Little By Little" is an inventive time travel story that captures the essence of disparate eras well. Dawn Davis’s "Little By Little" is an imaginative time travel tale that’s enlivened by realistic details. In 1929, in a shabby but... Read More

With hope and a delineated path to health care overhaul, David Colton’s "The Case for Universal Health Care" is cogent in arguing for a system of uniform benefits for all. Colton argues that Americans are resistant to universal health... Read More