"Roadmap to Hell" is a timely and devastating examination of the criminal underworld. Barbie Latza Nadeau’s journalistic, snappy, and easy-to-digest work breaks down exactly how West African women are lured to Italy by Nigerian pimps... Read More

Bleak and unsparing in its stark description of a world without hope, "The City Where We Once Lived" paints the picture of a future racked by climate change and destruction. Those who have stayed in the North End of the book’s unnamed... Read More

Carrie Rubin’s "The Bone Curse" supplements the usual medical thriller storyline with elements of Vodou and the occult. The result is a polished, entertaining novel. Ben Oris is an endearing med student who leans heavily on science as... Read More

With skillful rhyme, the story naturally incorporates colors, and teaches the Chinese word for each. Kathy de Bruin’s clever rhyming picture book, "Bobby and Boo Set Sail", uses two boys, their aunt and uncle, and a day on a boat to... Read More

London has been the almost obsessive focus of award-winning author Iain Sinclair’s writing for half of his life. But this city of his—with its peculiar myths and mysteries, its denizens of dark alleyways and park benches, its... Read More

"Moving Your Brand Up the Food Chain" is a treasure trove of marketing intelligence and advice. "Moving Your Brand Up the Food Chain" by Patrick Nycz is an excellent, comprehensive marketing handbook for any local or regional food brand.... Read More

These stories offer a vivid glimpse of the lives of Rust Belt inhabitants. “Everything with a beating heart knows when aloneness has come to stay,” says a married woman living above the burning core of Centralia, Pennsylvania. She... Read More

"The Night Child"’s gentle dealings with heavy subjects highlight the fragility of the human mind. "The Night Child" is a powerful, heart-wrenching psychological tale that examines a teacher’s mental breakdown. Just as school breaks... Read More