A cleverly conceived slant on history for children, ages 6-13, the Smelly Old History series (nine total in the series), explores three ancient civilizations in these new releases. The earthier aspects of long-ago cultures which are of... Read More

A cleverly conceived slant on history for children, ages 6-13, the "Smelly Old History" series (nine total in the series), explores three ancient civilizations in these new releases. The earthier aspects of long-ago cultures which are of... Read More

Detailed, accurate, and reverent, the essays of Zwinger invite us to wander the natural world, eyes opened in wonder. Whether following the loping movements of a morning cloak butterfly or gasping for breath after an end-over kayak flip... Read More

“Who finds three bodies in her lifetime?” wonders Bay-area journalist Tyler Jones, the lesbian protagonist/sleuth of Joan Drury’s third mystery. In this installment, Tyler attends a reunion of her college pals on an island above... Read More

By sharing with readers his personal quest of the mind-body-spirit connection, Santos, a practitioner of Oriental medicine, draws us into exciting health and self-development implications. The catchy title is the second book by Santos,... Read More

Parents who have determined that their child should attend preschool have some homework of their own to do before completing an enrollment form. Locating a program that meets the needs of the parents and the child can be a major chore,... Read More

Kel Munger is not at all the typical “Career Poet,” comfortably ensconced in some cushy office teaching creative writing. The poems in her first book clearly emerge from a range of blue-collar experience-as waitress, police... Read More

"No Pockets in a Shroud" and three other titles (They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye and I Should Have Stayed Home) in the Serpent’s Tail Midnight Classics series mark the resurrection of Depression-era American... Read More