A crop of intellectual odds and ends amounts to an engaging, challenging field of ideas. At first blush, a “field of gourds,” writes Robert M. Fisher in this thought-provoking philosophical survey, appears “pretty useless.”... Read More

A spy-thriller hero who’s just an ordinary guy brings depth and believability to this conspiracy-theory novel. What if the real leader of al-Qaeda were a Saudi prince who used bin Laden to unleash a terror war just to drive up the... Read More

Contentment—it’s what we all seek, but it often proves difficult to find. Poet Michael Araza seems to have achieved a certain level of this sought-after state of mind, and he expresses it in Peace in the Sky: 75 Poems for Humanity.... Read More

Just in time for the emergence of billions of cicadas from their seventeen-year gestation, Long Island native Michael Phillip Cash has prepared a Twilight Zone-like horror story of biblical proportions. Although more than half of the... Read More

The Antorus Saga: Prequel, by Mukhtar Farid, is a short sci-fi story with a conventional premise that needs more work before it can stand out in the crowded science-fiction market. The twenty-six-page, large-print format makes it unclear... Read More

This playful picture book whisks readers away on a voyage with pirates, sharks, and smelly diapers. Captain No Beard and the crew of the Flying Dragon have returned with a new addition in "Strangers on the High Seas", the latest entry in... Read More

Maman or Papa will love to read this delightfully illustrated book to kids curious about another culture. In Carole P. Roman’s charming educational book If You Were Me and Lived in…France…, children are taken on a guided journey to... Read More

In his third suspense novel, Alan Mowbray combines sex, robbery, and murder for a gritty, modern take on the traditional whodunit. "The Rolex Bandits" is like a Miami-style game of Clue, where drug-laced drinks and golf clubs stand in... Read More