Even if one has been born and raised in the glitzy lights of New York City, this newest novel by Abrams shares a side and history of New York that can only be experienced through the eyes of her character, Chloe. Chloe is a professor of... Read More
A book written seventy years ago has just been translated into English, giving wider audience to Argentinean author Roberto Arlt’s work. The Seven Madmen is set in Buenos Aires in the then-present-time of 1929 and opens with main... Read More
Veteran novelist and nominee for the Lambda Library Award (If You Had A Family, 1996), Wilson has brought together nine of her best shorts in this most recent work. A brilliant feminist writer, she explores the relationships between... Read More
In this homespun guide to financial matters, Cynthia Yates draws on both her personal and professional experience to suggest a way to begin thinking about day-to-day money management and future needs. What makes this book different from... Read More
Anyone who can chuckle over similarities between the Dilbert comic and his or her own work environment can appreciate the truth in The Path. But don’t let the references to Dilbert give the impression that the author is not serious... Read More
Anyone who’s ever supervised volunteers knows the sinking feeling when faced with one who just isn’t making the grade. How do you “fire” someone who is working without pay? This is just one of the often tricky issues facing... Read More
Though it might be hard to sell tickets to any staged performance of Acting Scenes and Monologs for Young Women, in her many small play scenes, Maya Levy has given a valuable prop: the script. Bearing down on each of the shockingly lucid... Read More
At its spiciest moments "The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories" displays the ingredients of the best of Caribbean callaloos. Like this popular dish, the collection is a sumptuous stew that includes a little bit of everything from... Read More