"Pick Up Game" is a unique collection of short stories, with each one picking up where the previous one left off, and written by a different author and from a different character’s perspective. While occasionally confusing because of... Read More

The rise of social media is unavoidable, yet business people can’t help but wonder what’s in it for them. While many in business view the leading social networking site Facebook as only marginally useful, some eighty million business... Read More

Post-apocalyptic fiction, once solely the purview of science fiction and best exemplified by novels such as Earth Abides, A Canticle for Leibowitz, and Alas, Babylon, began moving toward mainstream fiction with the publication in 1980 of... Read More

For frustrated parents who suspect that their children may have a developmental delay, there’s help—and hope—with this sound guidebook. Recognizing that parents know their children best and that “healthy child development is... Read More

Poetic form is always engaged in a delicate dance with expectation, as the poet seeks an adequate balance between rightness and surprise. Sticking too closely to time-worn steps will find the practiced reader asking, “If ‘breath’... Read More

For the first sixteen years of her marriage, Lisa Ann Espich served time in an invisible prison. She struggled with the behavior of her husband, Dean, who was addicted to alcohol, crack cocaine, and prescription pills. Although his... Read More

For the millions of women (and men) who single-handedly tackle domestic life, there is help, and even better, a reality check for those with unrealistic expectations. "Pretty Neat" is a guide for the woman who finds herself overwhelmed,... Read More

Twenty-one-year-old Farhad finds his life upended when he breaks a seemingly minor law in 1979 Kabul. The indiscretion that launches Farhad’s nightmare is terrifying for its banality: returning from a going-away celebration with a... Read More