When a mother holds her newborn in her arms, she doesn’t ask herself “How will I survive his teenage years?” That thought does start to cross her mind, though, shortly after her toddler’s first “No!” When those worries begin... Read More

She wore purple, a tight-fitting gown reflecting the spotlight with a shimmering glow that changed color with each subtle movement … Lavender nail polish sparkled in the light, and adamantine jewelry, which would appear gaudy in any... Read More

“It felt like cold wind on a hot day,” ends the first poem in this collection, and such calm, understated Midwestern images are one of the poet’s signature notes. This book, winner of the John Ciardi prize for poetry, offers many... Read More

To call the author a formalist is to radically underemphasize just what an iconoclast she is. Her collection splits into four long sectioned poems, each with its own ordering principle, from the more traditional crown of sonnets of... Read More

Deji Badiru has accomplished a lot in his life. He is an engineer a certified project management professional and a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. He has a doctorate in industrial engineering a master’s degree in... Read More

Now here’s a tale that couldn’t possibly get further away from classic themes. "The Big Kahn" is the story of a family that wakes up one morning and discovers that the man of the house, the Rabbi David Kahn, was not only lacking in... Read More

You can enjoy Elizabeth Spann Craig’s "Pretty Is as Pretty Dies" (Midnight Ink, 978-0-7387-1480-6) for the mystery, which centers on WHO BLUDGEONED the most hated woman in Bradley, North Carolina. You can also enjoy it for Myrtle... Read More

“True adventures come without safety nets,” writes award-winning journalist Lucinda Fleeson as she trades her staid East coast life for a Hawaiian adventure. Fleeson moves to Kauai to serve as fundraiser for the National Tropical... Read More