The beauty of a nigh-untouched island is used to reflect ambitious higher thinking in "The Canticle of Ibiza", a novel of grandeur and appeal. A trip into a Bohemian wonderland serves as a magical backdrop to Justin Kurian’s compelling... Read More

In the gritty novel "Garbage Boy", a principled high schooler’s mundane life takes a dangerous turn. In Michael McMullen’s bleak coming-of-age novel "Garbage Boy", a teenager’s family struggles are complicated by issues of drugs,... Read More

A kingdom’s fate rests on the shoulders of a princess who deals with dragons in Ellen McGinty’s novel "Saints and Monsters". Meera’s back brace and blue hair draw the unjust denigration of others who consider her cursed. She is... Read More

Afghani young adults face hazardous, uncertain futures in Siamak Herawi’s novel "Tali Girls". Kowsar was quite young when the government built a school in Tali, her village. Though she shows great academic promise, the Taliban ends her... Read More

"The Door-Man" is a luminous historical novel about patriarchal mistakes, women’s loves, and haunted sons. In Peter M. Wheelwright’s historical novel "The Door-Man", family legacies and the decommissioning of the Central Park... Read More

"Finding Hemingway" is a romantic travel adventure with a magical realism twist. In Ken Dortzbach’s heartwarming novel "Finding Hemingway", an overworked lawyer rushes to self-improvement while chasing a literary ghost. Callie McGraw... Read More

As potent and enchanting as a flower, "Jack of Thorns" is a seductive novel that weaves together elements of romance, pagan spirituality, family trauma, and magic. A man learns that with great power comes even bigger problems in A. K.... Read More

Iran from Crowns to Turbans is a dynamite book about one foreigner’s privileged look at earthshaking events that still impact the world today. Gail Rose Thompson’s "Iran from Crown to Turbans" is an incisive look at Iran during the... Read More