Written in 1984, the eighth novel by one of America's premier wordsmiths holds up as a masterpiece of postmodern decay despite the horrible movie version Noah Baumbach has recently released. When you hear that a film version of an 'unfilmable' book [...]
Bolstered by the experience of decades working in the heart of Silicon Valley, The Delivery Man: The Art of Turning Ideas into Products in Silicon Valley by Sebastien Taveau is an accessible and revelatory glimpse into top-shelf innovation and personal achievement. [...]
A sci-fi thriller replete with psychic energy and covert intel action, The Message by Bill Harvey is a creative chapter of an expansive near-future world. Instilled with the quiet knowledge that he was always destined for a greater purpose than an [...]
With a sinister plot that viciously grabs readers from the start, Contracts for Sale by Edward Izzi is a compellingly dark slice of modern noir. Tapping into old-school crime fiction, but tinged with the remains of a post-Covid world, this is [...]
Heartwarming and thought-provoking, Where the Heart Is: A Homecoming by D.L. Norris is a novel in which love, parenthood, and family history intertwine, exploring the many-faceted legacy that new generations inherit from those who came before. When Jenna and Marcus learn [...]
A dramatic tale of past lives, dark treachery, and the true nature of good and evil, Oversight by Dennis Batchelder is a stunning work of YA science fiction. Zelly, Ying, and Simon are future overseers of Soul Identity, a 2,600-year-old secret [...]
Countess Joliette de Verzat is determined to preserve the legacy of her family's vineyard in Debra Borchert's captivating novel, Her Own Legacy, the first book in the Château de Verzat series. The young Countess fearlessly navigates the obstacles of her destiny [...]
Author Mark Shaiken delivers a character-driven battle between history and finance in Automatic Stay, the second installment of his 3J Mystery series, a nuanced legal thriller that is also a love letter to Kansas City, celebrating the diversity of history, architecture, [...]
Torri L. Fisher’s Forget Me Not: A Caregiver’s Guide to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease is an insightful and informative guide to caregiving for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, even at its earliest stages, covering most every issue one will encounter through the [...]
A fascinating, if niche, memoir, The Last Leadholders: Quest for Fulfillment by Richard Deatherage shows how much one must adapt in an ever-changing world, especially to the quick pace of technology. Starting in his ungrounded childhood, Deatherage's book is as much [...]