First, it helps to know what one actually is. Tapirs are not native to the sheltered suburban enclave of Verona, New Jersey, where Fry grew up; the most exotic animal she was likely to encounter was Fluffy, the neighborhood cat. But when... Read More

A culinary tour of the west coast wouldn’t be complete without visiting Chez Panisse in Berkeley. Therein we discover A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes: A Year of Menus For a Table of Friends (Artisan, 978-1-57965-346-0), the newly... Read More

This spellbinding but flawed novel is the story of Dr. Frank Gibson’s adventure with a secret research group the Committee for Undiscovered Findings. Frank and his fellow scientists Dr. Kevin Dobson and Dr. Charles Furgisson are sent... Read More

Good rule of thumb: if the title you’ve come up with sounds more explanatory than catchy (and more importantly, is more than four or five words, max), it’s probably a better subtitle,“ advises Peter Bowerman. In his third offering,... Read More

A lovely young woman finally marries the man of her dreams, but less than two years later is found dead in the charred shell of her house in the small North Carolina town of Pleasant Garden. Compounding the tragedy, investigators... Read More

As editor and contributor Murray states, “the selections in The Seacoast Reader range over three continents, four oceans and a hundred and fifty years…all speak directly to the enduring beauty, power and mystery of the world’s sea... Read More