In Paraic O’Donnell’s chilling mystery novel, "The House on Vesper Sands", a young student and a sharp-witted detective are swept up by a sinister threat to the working class. Naïve, overeducated divinity student Gideon Bliss rushes... Read More

When history professor Charles B. Keeney committed to help preserve an important West Virginia landmark, the decision had implications for his job and his privacy; he knew the activism could take a toll in the long term. All of this is... Read More

The Innkeeper’s Daughter is a Cinderella-tinted Regency romance that brings orphaned Eliza Broad into the life of a gentleman spy, Sir Henry March. As the two hunt down a high-bred serial rapist, they form a tender bond that is tested... Read More

Connie Palmen’s "Your Story, My Story" reimagines the volatile relationship between Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, two gifted poets whose coming together was like the collision of asteroids, at once luminous and destructive. Written in... Read More

Marveling over the act of voyaging, Geoffrey Weill’s "All Abroad" is a quintessential travel text. Recalling time tables and hotels, iconic poster designs, and the New York office of the Thomas Cook travel group, the book records... Read More

Isabel Ibañez’s "Written in Starlight" is a powerful story of lost privilege and a fight to uncover personal strength. Catalina is the rightful heiress to the Inkasisa throne, but she has been disgraced, overthrown, and sentenced to... Read More

"Your Pregnancy and Childbirth" is a thorough health guide that’s designed to calm and empower prospective moms, helping them to deliver healthy babies. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’s "Your Pregnancy and... Read More

Mneme (“Memory“) is an intriguing historical novel featuring secrecy, fears, and shame. In Stephen Partridge’s experimental, fragmented novel Mneme (“Memory“), an epic Greek poet deals with a brain injury and his wrenching... Read More