"The Inbetween People" takes place in war-torn, Intifada-era Israel. Against this backdrop two young men, a Jewish pioneer and an Israeli Arab, become friends only to discover that the country’s past holds them in its thrall more than... Read More
Tightly written coming-of-age science-fiction thriller is an intriguing page-turner. A video-game character comes to life, invading the soul of a reserved young boy in this science-fiction thriller. Reminiscent of the Twilight Zone... Read More
Readers will be curious about the secrets Naser Hegazy has to offer in his boldly titled Secrets of Love, Marriage, Sex, Genius, Success, and Happiness. Yet, while the author’s deepest thoughts are interesting, many Western readers may... Read More
Author’s mastery of language penetrates lyrical narratives of self-discovery. Moth; or how I came to be with you again is a collection of short, lyrical narratives that lead tangentially into one another to form a poetry-prose journey... Read More
Short story collection offers up a cast of diverse, unique, and misunderstood characters each struggling with the consequences of misguided love. The epigraph for A. Igoni Barrett’s first story collection, Love is Power, or Something... Read More
Nasr Saad is a man who asks weighty questions: How was the universe created? Is there life after death? Most importantly, he asks, Why have the disciplines devoted to such issues—religion, philosophy, and science—failed to provide... Read More
Jens Jensen (1860-1951) is considered one of America’s most distinguished landscape architects, known for his contributions to both the prairie style of landscape architecture and the land conservation movement. Perhaps best remembered... Read More
To sell her readers on vinaigrettes and dressings, Michele Jordan must first sell salad, and she does so with a poet’s flair: “From a few leaves of just-picked lettuces damp with an evening’s rain and a creamy frenzy of earthy... Read More