Bea and Erica, who are outwardly just roommates, have a relationship that’s so intense that it bewilders Bea. First published in 1954, Dola de Jong’s novel The Tree and The Vine hums with obsessive energy as it follows the confusion... Read More

The satisfying stories of "Tales from the Millinery Shop" include forbidden romance, mystery, and women’s courage. Engaging, entertaining, and at times disturbing, the stories in David Charles Hart’s "Tales from the Millinery Shop"... Read More

In João Reis’s melancholy yet comic The Translator’s Bride, a nameless translator in a nameless city struggles to interpret his own life, wandering through a frustrating maze of streetcars, chilling rain, and moldy interiors. His... Read More

"Shaped for Glory" contains inspiring lessons on how to live a fulfilling and healthy life. In her enlightening memoir "Shaped for Glory", Sandra Lunan looks back at her formative years and on the people and messages that shaped who she... Read More

Family tragedies and new opportunities play against each other in "Beyond the Moon and the Heartache Too", a novella about growing up and growing past artificial limits. Anne Hutcheson’s novella "Beyond the Moon and the Heartache Too"... Read More

"7 Checklist Items for Success" is both familiar and religious in its proposals for becoming more successful. Jean G. Mathurin presents a road map for success in "7 Checklist Items for Success", a book designed for those from every walk... Read More

New mothers reclaim their power by honestly telling their stories in this essay collection. There are plenty of parenting guides that cover pregnancy, birth, and childcare, but few portray the fourth trimester. Chaya Kasse Valier’s... Read More

The narrator of Patrick Parks’s surrealistic novel "Tucumcari" is a man who floats through memories and time, addressing ash-covered cities, the atom bomb, and his wife. Lean, direct prose anchors his feverish meanderings. Fantastical... Read More