Lynna H. M. Roane’s collection revolves around familiar themes in poetry: family, love, and faith. She writes in a style reminiscent of spoken-word poetry, with its rhythmic pulse and easy familiarity. The book contains three sections... Read More

lvis’ famous lines, “Love me tender, love me true,” serve as the central tenet of Lynna Roane’s Who’s Cookin Breakfast. The author, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with a bachelor’s degree in business management,... Read More

“The dog is no longer wagging the tail, the tail is wagging the dog,” writes Abby Ruby, author of In Sickness and In Health: Exercise Addiction in Endurance Athletics. Exercise addiction, she continues, is a condition in which... Read More

“Honor thy father and thy mother,” instructs the Bible. Gloria Walther, author of "Eye to Eye":Volume 2, a handbook on parenting preschoolers might include “Honor also thy children.” This easy-to-read manual belongs on every... Read More

Andrew Balian’s book is a devastating and thorough attack on the Young Earth Science movement, which is led by evangelical creationist Christians who claim that the Bible “proves” that the Earth is a mere 6,000 years old. What is... Read More

In Old, Gay & Fabulous, first-time author Ken Sofronski begins by describing his early life growing up in a working-class, single-parent Philadelphia home with a closeted lesbian mother, employing a combination of wry humor,... Read More

Irwin Miller suffered through his father’s beatings, his unaffectionate mother’s habit of locking him in closets, and—like the other Jewish kids in his neighborhood—attacks from Catholic playmates who falsely believed that the... Read More

Gert’s Book of Knowledge opens with a wonderful attention grabber: “After Gert, I went back to men. Well, there was a brief stint with a beautiful hand cream model, but it was Gert who imbued me with interest.” In fact, P. J.... Read More