Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
Matterhorn. An obelisk-shaped mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy rising nearly 14,700 feet. Also, a near perfect mountain to climb if you’re willing to challenge…
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Frottage & Even As We Speak: Two Novellas
Ingeniously crafted and each uniquely their own, the two novellas in Mona Houghton's Frottage & Even As We Speak transport and transfix the reader through the emotional turmoil and change of their characters. Winner of the 2012 Gold Award (Book of the Year in Literary Fiction).
God Help the Child
The reality and impact of child abuse rests uneasily, front and center, with the interwoven themes of love and transformation. Meticulously crafted, God Help the Child is a journey of souls and hearts, a must-read book.
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Secondhand Time gives readers a history of people's stories - their stories of what it was like to live through the fall of the Soviet Union and what has been carved in its wake.
A Confederacy of Dunces
I just finished reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, for the second time. The first time was 30 years ago and I think I appreciated it more…
A Singular Woman
For many, Ann Dunham is known as the mother of the 44th U.S. president who happened to be white, and that’s just about all they know about her. In A Singular Woman, Janny Scott retrieves Dunham from the bin of misrepresentation and presents an accomplished woman.
The Grind: Inside Baseball’s Endless Season
The millstone in The Grind is professional baseball. The grain it grinds are the men and women who either play the game, are players' wives, or have a specific role that makes the game possible.
Rain Clouds and Waterfalls
Not all coming-of-age stories are quite as tender as Piper Templeton’s novel Rain Clouds and Waterfalls. The symbiotic relationship among story, character, action, and mood heighten a reader’s desire to finish this book in one sitting.