Terry Blackhawk’s exquisite first book of poems is one of the reasons why poetry remains an important literary force in a world where so much language is reduced to sound-bites, voice-overs and the collapsed linguistic short-hand of ad... Read More

From one of the great American novelists of the early twentieth century comes an autobiography written with tremendous frankness and introspection. Theodore Dreiser, author of such classics as Sister Carrie and[/i] An American... Read More

Of all the poetry and fiction that Michael Field created, none was as interesting as the creation of Field himself. The fictitious author was the front of two eccentric spinsters, Katherine Bradley, and her niece, Edith Cooper. Lovers as... Read More

“Apple has some tremendous assets, but I believe without some attention, the company could, could, could…I’m searching for the right word—could, could die.” Steve Jobs At the present moment, Apple is on the rebound, but this... Read More

Ever fantasize about escaping the big city congestion and moving to a home and a new job out in the country? It’s not just for farmers anymore. Rogak has been running her own country business for over ten years, and in The Complete... Read More

“The womb is an animal that longs to generate children. When it remains barren too long after puberty, it is distressed and sorely disturbed, and straying about in the body … it … provokes all manner of diseases.” This statement... Read More

This is a book about mercy, hope, giving thanks, possibility, the search for meaning and the discovery of the simple silver moon. Urrea is off on a wandering quest: at first he’s running away, but then he slows down, looks around,... Read More

The innocent world of music boxes is turned upside down in Larry Karp’s mystery The Music Box Murders. The story is an engaging romp through Dr. Thomas Purdue’s vacation as he buys a rigid notation music box, loses it, and becomes... Read More