Longing permeates Donaldson’s lines, transferring to his readership. Jesse Donaldson’s "On Homesickness" is a lovely, nostalgic tribute to the author’s boyhood home, delivered in a series of brief and poetic vignettes. Donaldson... Read More

Music fans will be fascinated by this very personal deep dive into the real life of the blues. For years, Benny Turner was the slim, understated bass player who stood in the background, calmly thumping out the steady, melodically... Read More

Jesuit priest Jack Bennis is an offbeat, nuanced, and sympathetic hero in this fast-paced and engaging mystery. George R. Hopkins’s Chasing the Devil’s Breath is South American noir with a rapidly unfolding plot as two brothers... Read More

Those who want to get lost in another’s life and story and who enjoy romance and heartbreak will find all they desire. Twenty-eight-year-old Alexandra Kingfield’s first meeting with New York businessman Nick Tasconi is deliberately... Read More

This vibrant story of unfailing love concerns itself with one man’s struggle for workplace dignity. C. I. Downs’s powerful novel "The Policy" is the story of a young father’s desperate love for his child and of his battle to... Read More

Though it shows the disturbing sides of fundamentalism, this novel also compassionately portrays evangelical Christian life. A rare, earnest portrayal of evangelical, fundamentalist Christians—who speak in tongues, cast out demons, and... Read More

With its sweet kitten heroine and environmental themes, this novel will resonate with readers of all ages. The age-old strategy of keeping cats as pest control gets a fresh twist for young readers in Louis Paul DeGrado’s The Calling of... Read More

Threads of satire are skillfully woven into this tapestry of humor and pathos, magical realism, and historical fact. Brian Kindall’s splendid allegorical odyssey, "Delivering Virtue", features ne’er-do-well wannabe-poet Didier Rain,... Read More