A kindred relationship is severed by a winter storm in Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s novel "Heaven and Hell", about grave losses and lucent beginnings. In a place “built of cod bones,” Bárður and an orphaned boy are outliers among... Read More

With its palpable instances of sabotage and tragedy, "Inheritance" is an exciting, mystery-filled introduction to a new science fiction series. "Inheritance", the first volume in Lou Iovino’s Rare Earth Trilogy, is a fast-paced,... Read More

Appealing recipes appear alongside revealing information about nutritional cooking in the edifying cookbook "From a Heart Surgeon to a Cook". Luis Mispireta’s "From a Heart Surgeon to a Cook" is an informative, health-conscious... Read More

Disagreements regarding women’s autonomy lead a midwife toward danger in the hopeful historical novel Jane’s Cure. A Canadian midwife’s controversial help with terminating pregnancies inspires D. K. Kennedy’s fascinating... Read More

"The Path of Kokopelli" is a science fiction novel in which two men travel through time and discover what really matters in life. In Walter Stephen Geeding’s science fiction novel "The Path of Kokopelli", two men try to make their... Read More

"Sleeping Presidents" is a surreal collection that pairs presidential dreams with moving pieces of art. John Ransom Phillips combines art and creative writing in his ambitious book "Sleeping Presidents". The US president is a fascinating... Read More

"Gatekeeper" is a spirited fantasy novel in which a daemon catcher relies on her wits to save the world. Broken daemons are a real problem in Alison Levy’s exciting fantasy novel "Gatekeeper", but at least there’s someone to help.... Read More

It is said that “the Huntress rides out when the sun is at its farthest and Winter has her jaws buried deep in the heart of the warm, green world,” but Rowan is skeptical about this—and everything else about village life. Her... Read More