When Maya reveals to the school principal that her boyfriend, Mike, has been hitting her, North Bay Academy fractures down its center, forcing Maya and those around her to come to terms with cracks within themselves. Shifting... Read More

In Nancy Bilyeau’s "Dreamland", the staid, guarded world of New York’s upper class is invigorated by Coney Island’s seaside air and spectacle. Set in 1911, "Dreamland"‘s bright, witty heroine is twenty-year-old heiress Peggy... Read More

There’s depth to the story lines of the historical drama "District of Columbia", which moves quickly through a tumultuous period. In Jefferson Flanders’s thought-provoking novel "District of Columbia", a diplomat becomes a poet and... Read More

José M. Hernández’s From Farmworker to Astronaut layers two narratives: first, the saga of Hernández’s trip to the International Space Station, and second, his childhood, early adulthood, and work to qualify to be an astronaut.... Read More

A fascinating future world is the setting for "Fourth Trait", a supernatural science fiction tale. Benjamin A. Bryan’s science fiction thriller "Fourth Trait" is action-packed, emotional, and powered by psychic characters. Many years... Read More

Bernard L. Herman’s exceptional foodography of Virginia’s eastern shore, "A South You Never Ate", is a blend of “plate, place, and conversation.” The southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula is bordered by the Atlantic on the east... Read More

Peril and Victorian steampunk meld in Peter Bunzl’s winsome middle grade novel, "Moonlocket". Lily, her mechanical fox Malkin, and their friend, Robert, return for a personal mission that highlights London’s old-world mystique. Jack... Read More

Clementine Ford’s "Boys Will Be Boys" is a straightforward, refreshing overview of toxic masculinity from a feminist lens. The term “toxic masculinity” is everywhere recently, and for good reason. As women’s realities become... Read More