Delight in the presence of a poet so sane as to make you want to sit at her feet, lean against her knees. And yet, Jean Hollander’s poetry won’t stroke your cheek with comforting missives—her work is commanding, powerful, spare as... Read More

Turning dispensationalist theology on its head, this work argues that Christians can experience joy now and look forward to the future. J. E. Gulbrandsen’s Jesus Delayed: What the Bible is Really Teaching about the Rapture,... Read More

Silverman avoids the mantle of a warrior mom; she exposes vulnerability, ugly emotion, and beauty in equal measure. My Heart Can’t Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love, and Down Syndrome is journalist Amy Silverman’s candid... Read More

"The Fisherman", with its spine-tingling pleasures, represents the best of what a horror novel can offer. "The Fisherman" unfolds with exquisite slowness as a three-part tall tale. The first portion introduces the narrator, Abe, and his... Read More

"Destiny Comes with Strings Attached" collects twelve intriguing short stories on human beings trapped by destiny. Kim Ekemar’s short story collection, "Destiny Comes with Strings Attached", is an original meditation on fate, with the... Read More

This fun, otherworldly work of juvenile fiction celebrates friendship, loyalty, and listening to one’s heart. Melanie Abed’s "Anni Moon and the Elemental Artifact", illustrated by Hisham Abed, is a fast-paced, thrilling, otherworldly... Read More

A teen on a lifesaving mission is at the center of this rollicking European adventure novel. "The Temple of Paris", the second volume in Laura DeBruce’s Quicksilver Legacy trilogy, is a fast-paced fantasy adventure novel with plenty of... Read More

This dark novel enters the realm of the forbidden and feared with humor and empathy. Anakana Schofield takes readers into the strange world of Martin John, flasher, public masturbator, and mentally ill security guard. Like Francine... Read More