Camille DeAngelis’s "The Boy from Tomorrow" is a complex and beautiful puzzle of times and places that comes together in a way that is a little bit eerie, a little bit sad, and a little bit hopeful. Twelve-year-old Alec and his mother... Read More
Nine previous books of poetry and a memoir of gender transition does not a life make, but it’s nothing to sneeze at. Dr. Joy Ladin, take that National Endowment of the Arts fellowship and Fulbright Scholarship to the rocker on the back... Read More
This action-packed science fiction novel has vivid, beautiful settings and characters with depth. Eric Peter Brown’s "The Supremacy" is a science fiction epic with an eclectic cast of characters, unique fantastic settings, and a... Read More
"The Day Ends Like Any Day" illustrates the ways in which human beings carry their pasts with them no matter where they go. Timothy Ogene’s lyrical, coming-of-age novel "The Day Ends Like Any Day" follows Sam, a young Nigerian man, as... Read More
This surprising novel explores the not-so-perfect lives inside an insular religious community. Coincidence, Christianity, and the past collide in Gary Kyriazi’s introspective morality tale, Father’s Day. It’s the afternoon before... Read More
Drawing from the author’s personal experiences, this is an excellent, essential guide for stepparents of grieving children. Diane Ingram Fromme’s "Stepparenting the Grieving Child" offers helpful guidance to stepparents, guardians,... Read More
A riveting novel of crime and politics, family and domestic horror, this is solid entertainment A. S. A. Durphy’s "The Thing Speaks for Itself" is a study not just of crime and violence, but of people. Friendships and family relations... Read More
"Joe Peas" is a compelling slice of quaint rural Southern life. "Joe Peas" by Sam Newsome is the tale of a seemingly innocuous Italian house painter who, through a series of hijinks, positively impacts a small town in North Carolina.... Read More