The first commandment of writing good fiction is “show, don’t tell.” This means bringing characters to life by showing the reader their emotions and actions rather than just telling about them. Goldstrom, the owner/editor of... Read More

“The Allegory of the Little Girl on the Rock” forms the basis of this aid to recovery after the loss of a love. The author, a psychotherapist experienced in abandonment issues, was working through a painful loss in her own life and... Read More

Jazz musician Evan Horne makes a comeback in this fourth novel by Moody. Just recuperated from an injury to his hand and eager to get back to his work as a jazz pianist, Horne attempts to hang on to an opportunity for a new gig as he... Read More

In the midst of the Depression, Merlin Richards feels fortunate to have landed a prestigious architectural commission—until a body is found swaying from a rafter of the building he has just designed. It really had been wonderful: being... Read More

Choosing a useful cookbook does not come easily or naturally to many homecooks. Often they stumble through the myriad choices to be lured and finally captured by looks. It is only after delving into a cookbook and preparing several of... Read More

Is there a healthy substitute for sugar that has zero-calories, is diabetic-friendly, safe for children and does not cause cavities? Yes. It is stevia, a shrub native to South America, and now being grown in China and Japan. Nature has... Read More

Well, why don’t geese get obese? The answer, clearly answered in this excellently written explanation of how evolution has affected not only humans but also many other creatures is that geese get fat, yes, but not obese—they need the... Read More

Founder of YogaFit International and teacher of YogaFit—her fitness oriented, user-friendly style of Yoga—Shaw is clear and pleasant as she guides one through a series of yoga stretches. Steven Halpern’s music is soothing and... Read More