"The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry" is a dazzling novel about a girl’s crusade to save a local mountain—and perhaps fall in love. In Rebecca Laxton’s delightful novel "The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry", an artistic thirteen-year-old... Read More

A vacation friendship transforms two women’s lives in the dynamic novel "Last Bets". In Mary Carroll Moore’s novel "Last Bets", art and catastrophe provide a joint purpose for a woman and a teenager escaping their troubles on a... Read More

In the disturbing thriller "The Serpent’s Guile", a malicious billionaire with dark desires ensnares a naïve sex worker for whom he’s made bleak plans. In Roy Espiritu’s thriller "The Serpent’s Guile", a high-class escort falls... Read More

"Rolling in the Deep" is a coming-of-age novel in which a displaced teenager and his grieving new friend reckon with their losses and rediscover their identities. In Arthur Kevin Rein’s mystery novel "Rolling in the Deep", a grieving... Read More

In the Christian novel "Black, White, and RED All Over", a small Southern town’s history of racism is exposed and troubled through. In Deeann D. Mathews’s Christian novel "Black, White, and RED All Over", racist law enforcement... Read More

In a flooded future haunted by fearsome leviathans, Thea struggles with addiction, the loss of her sister, and hostile conditions. "A Flood of Posies" is gripping speculative fiction about unexpressed trauma. Scrappy and abrasive, Thea... Read More

"Treasure of the Holy Quincunx" is a fascinating thriller in which authority figures use religion and technology to control the people. E. T. Ellison’s futuristic mystery novel "Treasure of the Holy Quincunx" incorporates Native... Read More

In this side-splittingly funny action mystery, a retired wrestler becomes embroiled in a strange kidnapping case. An old wrestling buddy calls on “Hammerhead” Jed Ounstead for a favor. It seems someone has kidnapped his pet snake for... Read More