On the occasion of the great Southern author Eudora Welty’s ninetieth birthday, this collection of essays, letters and poems is a testament to the written word. Contributors include more than twenty renowned authors, editors and close... Read More

Fortyish Vera Austin—who lives alone with her short grey hair, her thrift-shop wardrobe and her beloved dog—is being haunted in the mystery novel From Closet to Casket. The spirit belongs to Emily Engle, a tenant of the Indianapolis... Read More

In a back-cover paragraph on Dieguez’s background, readers learn that the first-time novelist does not share her heroine’s hirsute propensity. But Dieguez does seem to weave plenty of her own experiences into her tale of the bearded... Read More

Sarajevo under siege in the 1992-1996 war is not merely the setting for Fesperman’s novel about a murder investigator whose big case arrives during a conflagration, but a living entity. Like its people, Sarajevo endures the war not... Read More

In this novel, Dockendorf successfully captures the individual and global tranformation encapsuled within an effective spectrum of emotions and spiritual discovery that everyone is experiencing as the Millennium approaches. From the... Read More

Few verbal assaults riled Harry S. Truman more than being called the “Senator from Pendergast,” a reference to Thomas Pendergast, Truman’s political mentor and corrupt boss of the Kansas City, Missouri, Democratic Party machine... Read More

The Essex was a 32-gun frigate built in 1799 by the people of Salem, Massachuetts. It was know for its speed and beauty and came to maturity in the War of 1812. Her cruise against the British whaling fleet in the Gallapagos and her visit... Read More

Imagine this scenario: A meeting with a personal trainer at the local fitness center results not only in a discussion of the prospect’s current physical capabilities, but also his attitudes, behaviors and fitness aspirations. From this... Read More