“If I gave you God’s phone number, what would you do with it?” Call Him or Her? Put the number in a safe place? Many people would love to get answers to questions like “Why don’t You stop evil?” or “Did You plan this... 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

“Sisterhood not only describes the relationship a woman shares with other women, but also the relationship she has with herself.” This self-development book helps women as individuals, in relationships, and in the workplace to create... Read More

The author has brought to the page quirky characters and settings that could only exist in real life in the American South. His main characters are neither poor nor rich and fall somewhere between having a high school and college... Read More

“There’s only one way to get through this — to get through the second that just passed and the one we’re in right now and the one coming up.” So says Eve, the narrator of Aria, explaining how she survives the death at sea of... Read More

If one believes the proposition that “Life is a moment-to-moment battle between one’s Buddha nature and the workings of delusion,” then one will willingly engage in the processes to attain that “Buddha nature.” Considering the... Read More

The most artful mystery writers immerse their readers in locale as well as in false leads. Marcuse has staked out the streets and parks around Columbia University as the habitat for her social-worker sleuth, Anita Servi (introduced in... Read More

Was it an accident, or did someone deliberately gun down the seven-year-old boy waiting in front of his home for the school bus? One thing seems sure: police detective Jake Hines can’t blame this tragedy on SAD (seasonal affective... Read More