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The Lure of Their Graves by Lau­ra R. Samotin

The Lure of Their Graves by Lau­ra R. Samotin

In the heart-wrenching sequel to The Sins on Their Bones, The Lure of Their Graves forces Dimitri and Vasily to confront old ghosts and a new threat: political enemies-turned-suitors, all coveting Dimitri’s throne and...

The Mitzvah of Repentance by Robert Colton

The Mitzvah of Repentance by Robert Colton

Mitzvah, an act of Kindness. Repentance, to amend for one’s transgressions. The Fischers, a prominent St. Louis family, take in a German refugee after the conclusion of World War II. The arrival of Magda...

The Ship to America by Richard D. Bank

The Ship to America by Richard D. Bank

The Ship to America is a work of fiction based on the experiences of an extended Russian Jewish family fleeing oppression in Ukraine during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Seventeen-year-old Dave...

A Pre­cise Chaos by Jo-Ann Mort

A Pre­cise Chaos by Jo-Ann Mort

A life-long commitment to social evolution – and, occasionally, revolution – animates the poems in Jo-Ann Mort’s debut collection, A Precise Chaos. Moving from Mostar to Oaxaca, Paris to Taormina, Mort’s peripatetic poems reflect...