When playwright Richard Charteris and his much younger lover, “Bless,” arrive in the staid English country village of Bellingford, their hope is for a life of domestic bliss. Very much in love, the two men have no idea that their... Read More

“If you roll over in bed and you reach out for your wife and your hand goes through her, you’re dead” explains ghost counselor Wally Johnston. Ghosts require counseling, says Johnston, for the same reasons the living do—family... Read More

Ira Nadel’s Philip Roth: A Counterlife is an intense and illuminating study of the life, times, and work of the Jewish man from Newark who became one of America’s most original and provocative writers. Nadel brings meticulous... Read More

Sensuous prose teases out peculiarities in ostensibly conventional host of characters. “Life itself … just prolong[s] the inevitable” reflects a character in Flannery O’Connor Award recipient Nancy Zafris’s (The People I Know,... Read More

Lieutenant Robert Kay wanted more. Life on a US Navy ship lacked the action he craved, especially with the Vietnam War underway. So, while some fled the draft or reluctantly served, he requested a transfer into the thick of it all. In... Read More

Determined to improve his social life and attract the girl of his dreams, Ari Abramson launches “Operation Make Me Cooler” by starting a punk rock band with himself as lead guitarist-even though hes only been playing since camp. His... Read More

“From pumpkin seeds come plants, and from plants pumpkins,” writes the author, inspired by his backyard garden in California. The descriptive language and evocative photographs in this book build the experience of what it feels like... Read More