by James P. Lenfestey While removing books from shelves to repaint our family living room a few weeks ago, I rediscovered what was my mother’s copy of a 1956 edition of The Book of Tea. Mother was a skilled gardener and flower arranger; I saved the book from her collection for its beautiful design and […]

Michael Blumlein Tor ($15.99) by Ryder W. Miller Longer, by the late San Francisco Bay Area writer Michael Blumlein, offers a fantastic journey to both the stars and to places in the heart. An award-winning writer, Blumlein also worked in the medical field, and though there is medical terminology and some SF jargon in Longer, […]

INTERVIEWS Money is a Country: An Interview with Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven author Emily St. John Mandel discusses her new novel, The Glass Hotel, which is partly based on the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Interviewed by Allan Vorda. All and Always Balance Kyle Harvey and Jeff Alessandrelli in Conversation Two poets discuss their […]