"Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark" is a wickedly funny adventure told from the perspective of a comic-book-savvy black superhero. It succeeds both as a superhero story in novel form and as an entertaining, funhouse-mirror view of... Read More

Difficulties are not all for nothing in "Rock Solid", a historical saga about human resilience. Carolyn Muir Helfenstein’s historical family saga "Rock Solid" reveals the tenacity it took settlers to survive and thrive in colonial... Read More

"Swarm" rips its plot from today’s headlines and sets up an incredibly introspective and action-packed thriller. "Swarm" by Guy Garcia is a rip-roaring techno-thriller tinged with ponderous questions, larger-than-life characters, and... Read More

"Undeterred" is a vivid and important memoir about real evil hiding in plain sight. A frightening narrative of conspiracy, racism, and hatred in midwestern America, Tracey Brame’s "Undeterred" is a disturbing work of nonfiction drawn... Read More

Nothing Good Happens at … the Baby Hospital offers all of the fast-paced drama and intriguing side-stories of a medical television series. “Neurosurgery is a roller coaster of emotion, especially when treating children,” writes... Read More

A vast and unique jungle world is the setting for the harrowing adventures of three young friends. Owen Spendlove has created a vast and unique jungle world for his second tale of friendship and adventure, Stanley Brambles and the Lost... Read More

This memoir from a natural storyteller is an intelligent and heartfelt record of the continuing struggle to find justice for all. More than a memoir, A. Dwight Pettit’s "Under Color of Law" is an eye-opening slice of American history... Read More

This gripping modern fantasy is well thought out and oddly believable. Stephen King once wrote, “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” Despite its supernatural elements, this... Read More