This focused historical novel ably captures a tumultuous period of American history. Kimberly Collins’s impressive historical novel, "Blood Creek", retells events surrounding the West Virginia coal mine wars through the escapades of an... Read More

Nina Allan’s exquisite and strange "The Dollmaker" is a postmodern fairy tale, both whimsical and aching in its appeal. Andrew felt lost among his contemporaries until he discovered that he had a gift for fashioning discarded and... Read More

"If You Did What I Asked in the First Place" collects humorous, bite-sized personal essays about marriage, motherhood, and occasional medical emergencies. Lori B. Duff’s book "If You Did What I Asked in the First Place" is full of... Read More

The social and religious politics of the 1960s come to life in Jean K. Carney’s perceptive novel. Jean K. Carney’s novel "Blackbird Blues" brings 1960s America into sharp focus, exploring a number of period issues through the stories... Read More

"The Trouble with Becoming a Witch" focuses on its lead character’s winding, knotty, bumpy path to self-acceptance. In Amy Edwards’s novel "The Trouble with Becoming a Witch", a young mother’s marriage becomes more and more... Read More

Quantum physics recognizes that electrons behave differently when under observation—to be, or not to be a wave or a particle, depending on whether it’s being observed. And nature writing presents a similar situation because nature... Read More

"Stealing Cinderella" is a true story of love triumphing against the odds. A fairy tale comes to life in "Stealing Cinderella", the true story of how Mark Diehl’s love for a South Korean girl brought them into life-or-death conflict... Read More

"She Rode a Harley" is a vibrant memoir about love, loss, and second chances. Mary Jane Black’s honest, brave memoir "She Rode a Harley" details a fresh start and finding new love after an abusive marriage. Black begins her story at... Read More