Pulling back the curtain on the flawed formulas of the United States government, Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation by Ismar Volić is a scathing and scientific review of a faltering democracy, and a guidebook for [...]
Delivering a wide-ranging and perceptive thesis on the state of American society today, Critical Musings from a Traditionalist by Jocelynn Cordes is a timely piece of social critique. Presenting a kaleidoscope of anecdotes, events, and key issues reweaving the fabric of [...]
Edward Izzi spins a shocking tale of injustice and racial reckoning in Then Came Four, a fictional crime thriller that provides a graphic snapshot of systemic injustice, which could have been pulled from today's headlines. At times stomach-turning in its unvarnished [...]
A parallel worlds fantasy that skillfully blends genres, The Incompetent Hero: Volume 1 by Douglas L. Thomas is a bold opening salvo for a high-octane series. Summoned along with six other honored heroes to the Kingdom of Aschheim, Echo 1 - [...]
Uncovering the complex truths behind one nation's remarkable transformation, South Korea: The Price of Efficiency and Success by Dr. John Gonzalez and Young Lee is a probing and edifying read. A nuanced dissection of Korean culture and the factors influencing its [...]
The divisive tragedy of war pulls a fearless fighter from the vineyard to the front lines in Her Own War by Debra Borchert, a gripping and lyrical work of historical fiction. A French pastoral romance and a wartime thriller, this novel [...]
A tender and timely reflection on our beloved planet, Gracious Nature: Poems on Earth and Life by Robert J. Tiess is a poetic love song to the land we so often overlook. With an unwavering reverence for life that loyal readers [...]
An eon-spanning and epically creative work of visionary alternate history, The Great Being by Bill Harvey is a sprawling parable about the powerful forces behind our interconnected existence. After the Nothingness came into awareness of itself 14 billion years ago, it [...]
Following the money from a sleazy rip-off ring leads to bigger and more dangerous fish in Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko, a high-stakes hunt for justice in Tokyo. In a city where real estate is profitable enough to kill for, a [...]
A richly imagined tale of cowboys, aliens, and an ethnographic clash of cultures, Starmen by Francis Hamit is a genre-bending adventure with enough historical touchstones to brilliantly blur the line between fact and fiction. In this slightly alternate universe, legendary anthropologist [...]