Ken Bumpus, a retired U.S. Navy officer and photographer who spent three tours of duty in Vietnam, has written a novel about a way of life he knew well. The protagonist is Buster Brady, senior chief photographer’s mate, and the setting is the Vietnam War. The other major characters are the photographers he commands. They […]

Born in Nazareth, Palestine, Adel S. Bishtawi has published short stories, novels, histories, and hundreds of articles and interviews in Arabic and English. In addition to printed material, his resume includes TV documentaries. Origin of the Arabic Numerals is a scholarly attempt to trace the numerals back to ancient hand and finger signs.

Along with […]

Betty Marvin was married to Lee Marvin from the start of his career as a struggling actor in Hollywood to his triumph in Cat Ballou (1965). In his company, she met Walter Matthau, Simone Signoret, John Wayne and many other stars. In her new memoir, Tales of a Hollywood Housewife, she provides vivid glimpses of […]

This compelling memoir recounts author Ann Stanford’s incredible journey from childhood in a one-room shack in Kansas to a remarkable diplomatic career, culminating in heading the American Consulate General in Lyon, France, the first African-American woman to hold this position.

Along the way, she details the challenges she had to face, primarily racism and discrimination. […]

Born during a full moon on Friday the 13th, the protagonist in Margaret Routcliffe’s novel is destined to become a force in the world as she develops cat-like survival instincts that keep her moving forward, despite numerous near-death experiences.

A child from a small town in Maine, seven-year-old Stephanie McConnell is sent to live with […]

The technical revolution in ebooks has sent a good number of authors pawing through their trunks for decent out-of-print books whose shelf lives ended in the B.K. Era (Before Kindle). Some should probably stay in the trunk, but a few are worthy of a new generation of readers.

First published in 1994, when Shelby Yastrow […]

What made “the good old days” so good? We often answer this question by pointing out problems of our modern society in contrast: schools that leave children behind, Internet groups that have replaced neighborhoods, and rampant consumerism. In this compelling, well-thought-out treatise, professor and community development professional Richard S. Kordesh suggests a solution to these […]

John Adrian and Talbot Healy’s middle-reader novel follows the picaresque adventures of an intrepid flea named Fergus, who spends his formative years living comfortably on a large dog. Fergus’ carefree existence comes to an end during a rainstorm, which washes him off his host and away from his friends. Fergus then finds himself stranded on […]

Retired businessman Jack Waggoner explores the Sino-American struggle for global dominance in this well-plotted but mildly unhinged thriller.

It opens in 1998 as fictional Chinese President Yanlin Hu summons security chief Chung Jet How to map out a plot dubbed the Rainbow Zhanlue. The plan is for Jet and partner Fei Yang to set up […]

Ralph Reynolds’ The Bishop Meets Butch Cassidy has an attention-grabbing title, given the mention of the famed outlaw. And, indeed, Cassidy takes a star turn or two in this slim novel. But the real story revolves around Scottie Abner and his friendship with Clem Grace, a young cowboy — and explosives expert — looking to […]