In 1992, Kathryn Schleich began her study of how Catholic women are represented in Hollywood with her Master’s thesis which was titled, Madonna, Tramps, and Redeemers: The Portrayal of Catholic Women in Hollywood Films. In 2003, Schleich publis... more

Given the success of The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo trilogy, it is not all that strange that publishers would be plumbing the Swedish literary trough for the next Steig Larsson. And while Jan Wallentin is a journalist and his debut thriller includes... more

Living Without Reservations is a thoroughly enjoyable, highly readable book. It is a travel memoir that also just happens to be inspirational, as Barbara Singer learns to live her own authentic life. Born into a large family on a farm in Pennsylvania... more

Diana Pavlac Glyer’s thesis is simple: creativity happens in community. The idea, she claims, that genius rises out of individualism is false. Nothing great comes out of the lone individual locked away in a closet somewhere in the Rocky Mount... more

“The sun always shone brighter when our grandmother was beside us.” ”I wish we could live it all over again.” “I realize now that father knows best.” These are the typical sentiments voiced in Dear Photograph, a ... more

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor by Mark Seal is a non-fiction book tracking one of the biggest con artists of our time (that has been caught). Assuming a series of names, one man fooled ... more