Non-Fiction

The Continental Drifters garner the spotlight, thanks to an anthology, a tribute album, and a bio. Plus, reviews of CDs from Phil Alvin, John Surge, and Bento Box Trio.

'Kate Chopin in New Orleans' by Rory O'Neill Schmitt and Rosary O'Neill is a superb hybrid-genre book about the life of writer Kate Chopin.

'Endless Fall's', by Mohamed Leftah, stark beauty and integrity make it one of the more intricate condemnations of homophobia available.

'Look' by Viggo Mortensen reminds us to stop and not only look at the world around us but breathe in its beauty.

'Song Keepers' by Georgann Eubanks is a loving testament to the musicians who have performed and recorded with the Music Makers Foundation.

In her new book 'Daughters of Eve,' Sally Weiner Grotta mines the lives of Biblical women to give us insight into our own.

Gray’s knowledge of his subject is encyclopedic, and he digs up all sorts of interesting connections.

Who is Muhammad' by Michael Muhammad Knight is a fascinating and intriguing study of the Prophet Muhammad.

'PS Burn This Letter Please' by Craig Olsen is a beautiful homage to the brave souls living in a dangerous time when being a drag queen often meant prison.

'The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Islam' by Khaled A Beydoun is a powerful and telling story of hate fuelled by policy.