This lifelike story captures the best and the worst of questionable matrimony. Resiliency and courage take center stage in this personalized exploration of a strong woman’s successful attempt to lift herself from the pit of despair.... Read More

Different chapters about the same event written from the point of view of different characters help create a captivating plot progression. Be absorbed into the world of art, murder, the mob, Chicago politics, and police detectives in... Read More

This fun read takes on some serious issues but never forgets that it is a romance at heart. Clarissa Kirchendorfer wins Best Overall Rider of the Year, and five minutes later, via a text argument, realizes she’s bisexual. Such is... Read More

Drew takes the reader on a harrowing but highly readable trip from a Russian shtetl to the Garment District in New York. "Red Mansions", by Cynthia Drew, is a historical novel about three generations of strong and determined women in New... Read More

Short stories highlight the paradoxical energy and powerlessness of India’s city streets and socio-political culture. The richly descriptive narrative of Uday Prakash’s "The Walls of Delhi", with its casual storytelling style,... Read More

This thinly veiled fictional autobiography is a powerful polemic on prison life, as well as a beautifully wrought literary gem. First published in 1931, "Men in Prison" chronicles Victor Serge’s time spent as a political prisoner in... Read More

Self-deprecating humor and refreshing characterizations of townsfolk give hope that the American Dream is still alive and well. If it isn’t possible to drop everything, hop in the car, and drive to remote Hayward, Wisconsin, to stay at... Read More

Roy takes a spiritual and physical journey from despair to survival in this encouraging tale. From Zero to a Hundred: Finding My Purpose through My Pain, the autobiographical debut from Jason Roy, founder of the Zero 2 a Hundred... Read More