In Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited, Vladimir Nabokov connects memories rather than chronological events. Fleda Brown does much the same in her memoir Driving with Dvořák. Idiosyncratic and lovely, the essays that make up this... Read More

This first-ever anthology of nonfiction by midwestern humorist Homer Croy (1883–1965) leaves readers wondering how this engaging voice of American regional writing faded into the folds of history. Born and raised on a farm in... Read More

Whether your term for the watery divide between America and Africa is the Sargasso Sea, the Atlantic Ocean or the Sea without Shores, depends on your sense of geography and culture. Similarly, your background and cultural views will... Read More

Countless people have kept travel diaries over the course of their lives, documenting experiences both in the wilderness and in sprawling global cities. The popularity of keeping logs, blogs, and journals increases as electronic... Read More

In "The Terrorist", author Harun explores the timely topic of Islamic jihad and terrorism from the viewpoint of young Middle Eastern men who have been approached to join a terrorist sleeper cell. The author, Harun (not to be confused... Read More

As the title Manhattan: Seeds of the Big Apple suggests a fascinating story takes root in Gloria Waldron Hukle’s first novel. Examining family history New York native Hukle recreates the lives of her ancestors eleven generations... Read More

When Lucile McDonald and Zola Helen Ross founded the Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) fifty years ago, they could not have imagined, although they assuredly hoped, that their fledgling organization would still be around in... Read More

In the light of the popularity of Food Network TV shows like 30 Minute Meals*, Calorie Commando, Cooking Thin, and Good Food Fast, this cookbook should appeal to a ready-made audience, for the author’s goal is the same as these... Read More