Management books run the gamut from parables, popularized by Ken Blanchard’s The One Minute Manager, to pontifications by business consultants. T. J. Everett’s book is neither of these; instead, the author uses a fanciful, creative... Read More

The beauty of short stories is in what they leave out; there is greater imperative for every word to count, to cut to the heart of the matter. L. Annette Binder’s "Rise" is a wondrous debut collection of her stories, any one of which... Read More

Matthew Arndt, president of Turbo Social Media, is an expert in social media marketing for medical professionals. "Building Your Aesthetic Practice Through Social Media" is a good eighty-two-page primer written for aesthetic physicians... Read More

"The Wayward Moon" is a magnificent piece of historical fiction and a startlingly beautiful portrayal of a strong woman in an era when women were expected to be only a man’s wife and mother to his children. In a mesmerizing voice,... Read More

Throughout the first two volumes of the Vimp the Viking trilogy, Eric Bignose has been the strongest of the young group of Vikings, a capable shipbuilder, and a sailor without whom the group’s adventures may well have come to an early... Read More

Before the Internet, there were zines: xeroxed pages combining comics with collage and held together by staples and passion. Strictly appealing to long tail market segments, zines were never about money. They were about expression. They... Read More

It is 1989, and twenty-three-year-old Michigander Dante “Doopers” Lanza has had a black cloud following him for as long as he can remember. As a child, he watched his overbearing mother, Genie, drive his sickly father, Tommy, out of... Read More

With a nod to the fact that containers often interest kids as much as what’s inside, a web designer meditates on the many uses of this most practical of packages: “A box can keep your secrets … or reveal an unexpected surprise.”... Read More