“The women hikers stood on the narrow path, their weary backs resting against the cool rock face of the cliff. They caught their breath and allowed the revelation of their ultimate purpose to sink in: they were on nothing less than a... Read More

Blake Walker’s debut novel takes the reader down the roads that Tolkien built, makes a left turn into Robert Howard’s lands, and goes straight on into the world of a young warrior named Katrina, who faces the greatest challenge of... Read More

Paul Ehrlich describes his new book, "The Blue Hippopotamus", as a semi-autobiographical novel, and readers will be left wondering which parts are real and which are embellished. Ehrlich’s attempt to make “some incidents even better... Read More

In Greece: The Untold Story, author Elizabeth Kinnell promises a glimpse of Greek life beyond the usual tourist areas, but the story of her days as an English language teacher in the mainland town of Karditsa is primarily an outline of... Read More

“When I decided to write this book, I knew it would not be easy; I knew that I would be oppressed continually. But I made a conscious choice to face the battle that I knew would ensue.” With that mindset, William L. Stephens boldly... Read More

Clarence Jordan is a poor, illiterate African-American man living in the tiny southern town of Calhoun, Mississippi, just barely providing for his family by doing odd jobs. One of his regular customers is Jacob Briar, last in the line of... Read More

The growing demand for organic fruits and vegetables represents a robust, foundational transformation in our country’s food system. What was once a minor trend is now a mainstream shift that is driving changes for consumers and growers... Read More

Taking office at the age of fifty, Sadayoshi Kaneda becomes the youngest prime minister in Japanese history. The old guard isn’t exactly thrilled about this turn of events, but to the people he is wildly popular. In a plot undoubtedly... Read More