In "You Brought Me the Ocean", Lambda-award winner Alex Sanchez’s fast-moving graphic novel, strange scars line Jake’s arms, and no one except his mother knows they react in water, not even his best friend Maria. But the scars are... Read More

The choices posed by the Amish religion and lifestyle lead to emotionally complex situations and sacrifices, especially for Leah, the adopted daughter of Abram. At the beginning of the story, Leah is recovering from the loss of her... Read More

In the all—American sport of baseball, a “dead ball” is a ball that is out of play; while the ball is dead, no runners can advance, no player may be put out, and no runs may score. In this novel, past racism and murder threaten to... Read More

Some who pick up Brian Daniel Starr’s book "The Priest, The Knight and Zeus" may find it amusing, believing it is a tongue-in-cheek work of humor. They would be wrong. Few readers can be expected to buy into a work of genealogy that... Read More

It’s a fact. Two of Arizona’s creepiest creatures, the Gila monster and the tarantula, are shy: the largest lizard in the state is venomous but spends most of its life burrowing underground during the day and coming out at night to... Read More

Franke James was in the middle of a workout when it struck her: “Do the hardest thing first before you change your mind.” For James, this meant giving up her SUV, digging up the driveway, and planting a lot of green things in place... Read More

Wain shares fascinating anecdotes about his travels around the world. Over the course of eighty years, David Wain managed to visit seventy-seven countries, marry three women, found his own business, achieve financial success, and... Read More