The classic immigrant story usually ends once the family finds its footing in America. In "Both Sides of the Same Coin," author Michael Weiner, MD, asks a deeper question: What happens next?

His novel begins in familiar territory — families fleeing famine, persecution and political upheaval — but it quickly expands into something larger: a ...Read more

Just taking an informal poll today: What were you eating when you cracked a tooth?

My top three answers, which correlate to three new crowns in recent years, are: toffee, a crunchy taco and broccoli cheese soup.

The milk chocolate toffee may have been worth it — probably because I’ll never ever eat toffee again. The taco I have forgiven ...Read more

Most love stories are predictable and ordinary, but this debut novel, "A Latte Like Love," by Michelle C. Harris is anything but traditional or ordinary. I thought this was going to be a typical romance of boy meets girl and they fall madly in love, but instead it was a delightful surprise that felt like sipping your favorite hot latte.

We meet...Read more

Rain is usually background noise — something that blurs the windows, dampens the sidewalks and sends people running for umbrellas. In William Barney’s "The Rain," it becomes something else entirely: a creeping, corrosive force that seeps into a small town and begins to change everything it touches. What begins as a familiar slice of small-...Read more