A young man is drawn to the culinary arts and a coworker in the romantic graphic novel Chef’s Kiss. Ben, a recent college graduate with an English degree and aspirations of becoming a writer, is having difficulty finding work in his... Read More

Roman historians have cast Hannibal Barca as a cruel, uncouth barbarian, but Philip Freeman’s panoramic biography "Hannibal" supplies evidence that the great Carthaginian military leader, whose strategic and tactical genius has been... Read More

"The Orcs of New York" is a blockbuster fantasy novel in which greed and ambition lead to an interdimensional threat to humanity’s future. In Colin J. Robertson’s fantasy novel "The Orcs of New York", humans move to mine a parallel... Read More

"An Introduction to Spirituality" is a clear-cut overview of spirituality, showing how it can lead to more fulfilling living. Kim Bentley’s "An Introduction to Spirituality" breaks down spiritual principles to show how people can live... Read More

In the coming-of-age novel "Lost in the Ark", a teenager with an independent streak achieves self-worth by staying true to her personal beliefs. In Valerie Agnew’s young adult novel "Lost in the Ark", a traumatized teenager seeks... Read More

In Anna Quon’s novel "Where the Silver River Ends", travels abroad lead to incredible self-discoveries. Joan, Canadian and of Chinese heritage, works as an English teacher in Budapest. Her friend Edna’s dying wish is that she deliver... Read More

Set in a futuristic, dystopian world reshaped by climate change, Yoko Tawada’s "Scattered All Over the Earth" celebrates cross-cultural, crosslinguistic friendships. An unnamed country, presumably Japan, has disappeared. Knut, a Danish... Read More

Christopher Linforth’s chiseled, captivating stories follow scarred, haunted people who are struggling to heal from the Yugoslav Wars. In “The Little Girls,” a father visits the crater where his daughter was killed by a landmine,... Read More