The prose captivates the senses and makes one yearn for the dazzling seascape it describes so eloquently. Fragile father-daughter and father-son bonds, pernicious sibling rivalry, the complexities of race relations: combine that with a... Read More

An intelligent plot spans private griefs made public and the plight of Marshall Islanders dealing from fallout, both literal and political. Ron Tanner’s masterful portrait of regret, Missile Paradise, presents characters whose lives... Read More

This masterfully written book is a thoroughly engaging look at a society in transition. With "Tales of the Metric System", Imraan Coovadia uses an innovative structure and masterful writing to craft a portrait of life in South Africa... Read More

This is a lyrical, down-to-earth snapshot of a pocket of flawed humanity. "Remember My Beauties", by Lynne Hugo, chronicles the hauntingly poetic crumbling of a horse-breeding family as a woman struggles to cope with buried secrets,... Read More

Ligon’s poignant compilation mirrors fundamental truths about human desire and defeat. “Something broke in me for good, some brittle thing I didn’t know was there,” writes Samuel Ligon in his new collection, "Wonderland", “and... Read More

“Dang” and “y’all” are right at home in this realistic YA fiction with a healthy dose of Southern charm. Baseball meets barrel racing in "The Natural History of Us", a second-chance romance from Rachel Harris. Living life to... Read More

This children’s book is an exciting and engaging means of learning about life in ancient Greece. Introducing ancient civilizations to children is no small task, but the book If You Were Me and Lived in … Ancient Greece does so in a... Read More

Through open-ended questions, Roman invites children to examine the challenges of traveling across the ocean to a new life. If You Were Me and Lived in … Colonial America by Carole P. Roman, illustrated by Sarah Wright, introduces... Read More