Eerie happenings weave through the lives of these small-town folks, making these snapshots not just stories, but character studies. "Unfinished Stories of Girls"—a haunting collection of short stories penned by veteran writer Catherine... Read More

Depth of internal struggle, powerful themes, and setting as character—Rachel Weaver has achieved greatness with her debut. In Rachel Weaver’s "Point of Direction", Alaska is bared in all of its glory and tragedy as Anna and Kyle... Read More

Nuanced depictions of primary and secondary characters make the setting of a New York boarding school come alive. In the grand tradition of mysterious happenings at boarding schools, Jan Levine Thal’s Clean to the Bone, the first... Read More

Skoyles presents a sharp snapshot of an era while employing thoughtful themes of self-doubt and the search for mentorship. Poet John Skoyles’s autobiographical novel, "A Moveable Famine", reveals his coming of age as a writer, from his... Read More

Both a personal and a political manifesto, this book analyzes the use of natural resources, with thorough citation. In "Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good", Canadian author and activist Heather Menzies examines the idea of... Read More

With superb artistic detail in these mural-like spreads, a gangly, dejected giraffe wanders a savannah of splendid color and creative design, attempting to make friends. The adorable, chattering gray monkeys and polite bluebirds help... Read More

Internal and external struggles meld seamlessly to create an introspective, thoughtful debut. In her first novel, "The Burden of Light", Ellia Vierling offers a thoughtful study of a loner struggling to overcome his past. As a young boy,... Read More

A one-company town falters, and amid the human drama, nature begins to reclaim what had been lost. Elizabeth O. Dulemba’s illuminating historical novel, A Bird on Water Street, recounts the legacy of copper mining in Coppertown, a... Read More