As of Wednesday, June 11th, Small Press Distribution, of Berkeley, California will begin stocking and distributing Dr. Cicero Books. Founded in 1969, SPD dedicates its efforts to independent imprints of high quality. Dr. Cicero Books were previously available online...

The Beethoven Years by Robert L. Shearer Ludi Vann, to whom God speaks in musical code through electrical outlets, sees angels in trees and is visited by a Martian who lectures him on music, French grammar, and the problem of Tuesday. Ludi falls in love with a woman...

Q. What is your idea of perfect happiness? A. Finding the perfect balance between variety and routine. Q. What is your greatest fear? A. Incapacitation. Q. Which historical figure do you most identify with? A. George Carlin. Q. What is the trait you most deplore in...

Over the last weekend in April, Carey Harrison visited Omaha, Nebraska, where his novel, Justice, had received attention from a local organization, Compassion Omaha. According to the organization, the book’s themes of crime and punishment, and forgiveness, played into...

Q. What is your idea of perfect happiness? A. Cross-country skiing in the Norwegian mountains, coming home in a vermilion ski, writing. Then a fine dinner, glass (or two) of red wine, an evening reading in our cabin, in front of a log fire. Then bed. Q. What is your...