“The hottest place in hell is reserved for those who in time of moral crisis remained neutral.” This favorite quotation of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., sometimes attributed to the Italian poet, Dante, aptly describes... Read More

The protagonist of John A. Schmidt’s fantasy novel, "Nepenthes", is extraordinarily content for a man with no companions or memory of his past. Initially unnamed, he spends his time munching on fruits and nuts, learning to climb the... Read More

“Your cousin may seem completely harmless to you, Ectorius, but I can assure you that after sixteen years in the Roman cavalry, serving during the entire second Punic war, he is supremely adept at homicide!” So says the historical... Read More

For those seeking stable employment in an unstable economy, the federal government, where salaries average $81,258, may be the best place to look for opportunities. Dennis V. Damp’s The Book of U.S. Government Jobs, 11th Edition is a... Read More

“What kind of man goes to one of the biggest rock concerts of the sixties, manages to drown in a nearby irrigation canal an hour into the show, and is never identified?” That’s what Caleb Levy attempts to discover in 1999, when his... Read More

In The Universe in Miniature in Miniature, novelist Patrick Somerville offers a collection of short stories that transports readers into electrified landscapes of the mind. Eclectic and edgy, these fifteen stories range widely in subject... Read More

There is a time and a place for impatience, and, if one has written a twice-weekly newspaper column on environmental issues since 1972 (after taking over the duty from former Interior Secretary Stuart Udall), seen little to no progress,... Read More

Stories have tremendous power to provide a sense of belonging to a people, a culture, and a place; narrative provides a context in which a strong sense of personal and community identity can be formed. Even people who live at the margins... Read More