Tom Smart has embarked on a noble mission to decipher Chambers’ intellectual and deeply meaningful work about art, life, and spiritual philosophy. Jack Chambers’ Red and Green is a peculiar work of art criticism that attempts to... Read More

Turns of phrase and hints of unique characters will linger in the mind after reading this unusually compelling collection of fragmented short stories. Sitting down with Philip Gaber’s Epic Sloth: Tales of the Long Crawl can be a... Read More

With few exceptions, we the spiritual take our piety seriously enough to put in a little effort for the cause. Seemingly, we must do more than merely believe in the divine, so each of us develops an individual portfolio of... Read More

Lena Corwin’s Brooklyn art studio is home to dozens of different crafting classes taught by several professional designers with an assortment of skill sets. The diversity of activities presented in "Made by Hand" opens up possibilities... Read More

Well-developed characters and relationships between preteens makes for an exciting coming-of-age fantasy adventure. Twelve and a half is a precarious age, on the cusp of adolescence, and for most kids, it’s still a time of finding... Read More

With a focus on “drunkle,” incapacitating without hurting a “drunk uncle,” this book finds a niche beyond most martial arts manuals. Kris Wilder has black belts in Goju-Ryu karate, taekwondo, and judo; and Lawrence A. Kane is a... Read More

Post-modern exploration of the Jewish experience in the American South is shaped by defined, sympathetic characters and ironic humor. In a collection of seven pieces of literary fiction, winner of the 2012 Mary McCarthy Prize, Jason K.... Read More

Ex-agent says the FBI went astray when it began chasing terrorists rather than criminals. Author Frederic Donner, an FBI veteran who was forced to accept a medical disability leave when he was diagnosed with brain cancer, is a remarkable... Read More