Book Reviews

In 'Forgotten,' Hervieus tells the story of this group of freedom fighters as she also imbues the work with the tensions of the racial politics of the time as well as the human bravery for a group fighting for freedom and for many giving up their lives for something they had yet to earn for themselves.

In "Blood Sky", Traci L Slatton draws you into a dystopian world of destruction and pain and yet portrays the beauty of what still stands. For among the destruction there are still vistas to behold; the power of sunsets and the icy bit and tingle of frost in the air that glitters upon the damage.

New memoir, Walking Out the Other Side, shares honest and insightful confessions of a cocaine addict.

Historic garden at the center of long unsolved mystery in new novel, "In Julia's Garden" by Laura Wharton.

Margreet de Heer’s “Discovery in Comics” tackles her most potentially volatile subject yet.

New book, 'Living Your Life Alive,' nudges us to live life fully.

Alexievich’s art is in choosing and arranging, giving shape to the collected mass of material.

A conspiracy of sinister and dangerous proportions will keep you riveted when reading "The God’s Eye View" by Barry Eisler.

In "The Appearance of Anne Van Sinderen" Katherine Howe has given us a paranormal mystery and love story of emotive and serendipitous proportions. Her characters are just the right mix of mystery and heart to draw you into their lives.

"Eighth Wonder: The Thomas Bethune Story" is a fictionalized account of the life of the musical savant and slave who astounded his masters and became the first African American to perform at The White House.