A kind of Catcher in the Rye for a new generation of alienated gays, this novel rarely understates anything as it piles pathos upon estrangement upon pathos. The protagonist, nameless except for an infrequently used nickname, is an... Read More

Late one Friday evening a young boy, safely hidden, watches as his mother lights two candles and solemnly places them in a concealed chamber. This secret ritual that traces its origins to thirteenth century Spain will ultimately provide... Read More

In the first few days following the long-awaited arrival of her precious newborn, a new mother generally faces the stresses of a “labor-weary body, lack of sleep and raging hormones.” Since she cannot see how much milk her infant is... Read More

This volume of fifty short prayers is not likely to cause more than a ripple in the ongoing dispute between conservative Christians and advocates of Sophia, who, as described by Rupp, is the feminine aspect of the divine found in the... Read More

“It’s a coarse and naked thing, the voice; / And silence a swaddling blanket,” Merritt writes in a book whose major images have to do with the senses and their denial. It is not only the voice that is silenced (“hard to say... Read More

Braided narratives, subtle shifts from mythical to modern times, complex allusions to both film noir and pop culture and social consciousness characterize this collection of poems. Braiding narratives is a stylistic device brought to... Read More

“For life and death are one, and only those who will consider the experience as one may come to understand or comprehend what peace indeed means,” stated Edgar Cayce in one of his trance-state readings. This is an example from one of... Read More

The Millers of these twenty tales belong to Jesse Miller, fiftyish, Jewish, husband, adulterer, academic, writer, son and lover, a sardonic, voluble witness to his own life. Told in brief, interconnected stories, the novel traces... Read More