Literary escapades enlighten and entertain in this boundary-pushing collection. This off-the-wall collection of character sketches paints eccentric women in darkening shades of realism. George Bowering’s "10 Women" crosses the... Read More

An enthusiastic immigrant journeys to New York from Ireland in this vibrant period piece. Kristina McMorris’s novel "The Edge of Lost" is an engaging and suspenseful story about a young Irish immigrant looking for his real father in... Read More

This dark novel enters the realm of the forbidden and feared with humor and empathy. Anakana Schofield takes readers into the strange world of Martin John, flasher, public masturbator, and mentally ill security guard. Like Francine... Read More

This unflinching novel focuses on a sometime psychic who is forced to make difficult choices in her declining New Mexico hometown. In "The Staked Plains", Stefan Kiesbye portrays life in a declining New Mexican town through the eyes of a... Read More

A frustrated PhD student discovers a voracious hole beneath his office in this fun and disturbing work of science fiction. It seems a little bizarre to begin a novel with “then,” as if it’s a continuation of a prior thought, but... Read More

This congenial and crisply drawn portrait of bayou life is a satisfying story that pays homage to a bewitching landscape. Gwen Roland returns to Louisiana with a slice-of-life novel set in bustling Bayou Chene circa 1907. When a... Read More

Two seniors form a special friendship despite the challenges of dementia in this charmingly offbeat memoir. In his first book, "A Smile at Twilight" (written with Wayne Yetman), Robert Loyst gives a candid account of the joys and... Read More

"Under the Pong Pong Tree" is a powerful examination of the long-term and immediate atrocities of war. The Japanese invasion of Singapore sets the backdrop for this World War II saga of loyalty, love, and the promise of liberation.... Read More