You are hereby advised not to imagine or assume anything about this book based on its title, such is its unexpected, extraordinary wit and erudition. *Queer’*s overarching goal is to dispassionately explore how contemporary views of... Read More

With careful settings and raw seams, "The Train to Orvieto" is a fascinating journey of sins come home to roost. "The Train to Orvieto" details a Midwestern ingenue’s love for art—as narrated by her daughter—and the folly that... Read More

"Cinderstella" is a retelling of a classic fairy tale, but in this version, the young lass has dreams that go far beyond finding a prince. Cinderstella’s stepsisters demand her help each day to get ready for the ball, but at night, she... Read More

Gritty and graphic, this mystery probes sex-trafficking rings, with empathy to their victims. Anita Nair’s "Chain of Custody" is a gripping mystery set against the backdrop of India’s hustle-and-bustle cities and landscapes. When a... Read More

Set in London in the 1920s, "The Kill Fee" is a lighthearted cozy that follows Daily Globe editor Poppy Denby as she seeks to solve her latest mystery, the theft of a valuable museum piece. The second in this series, "The Kill Fee" is... Read More

Motherhood weighs heavily on Alison D. Moncrief Bromage’s poetry, the wonders of conception, heredity, birth, child rearing, et al, seem at once burdensome and miraculous. And, of Daedalus, Greek myth man with all manner of inventive... Read More

This is a pleasing and intriguing character-driven novel in which poetry is presented as a possible means of salvation. James E. Cherry’s "Edge of the Wind" is an intriguing look at human relationships as they play out in times of... Read More

Osamu Tezuka was a towering figure in Japanese manga and anime, referred to as the God of Manga and Japan’s Walt Disney. Despite his importance in the development of these fields, Tezuka’s name and work are not well known outside his... Read More