"The Long Winding Road of Harry Raymond" vivifies and contextualizes a pivotal turn-of-the-century crime. Patrick Jenning’s riveting "The Long Winding Road of Harry Raymond" is a combination regional history, true crime, and biography... Read More

Minim is a mouse who loves music and cheese. In this adventure, he runs through a cold Venetian night to perform the duties of a tooth fairy at a girls’ school—but he doesn’t expect to run into a cat! While escaping, he happens to... Read More

With an emphasis on the sanctity of family reunions in Black American families, "Family Reunion" is a sweet story about opening yourself up to new experiences—and finding unexpected delights. A young boy would rather stay home and play... Read More

Packed with violence and mordant humor, Jeff Chon’s novel "Hashtag Good Guy with a Gun" is unsparing in delivering cutting commentary about contemporary America. When Scott, a disgraced former high school teacher, invades a pizza... Read More

"Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy" is an important text that sheds new light on the global political scene. Arguing that it is important to separate those who claim religion as a shield from criticism from those... Read More

Neal Hutcheson’s "The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton" is the definitive biography of a famous Appalachian moonshiner known for his homemade “likker.” Hutcheson, who first told the late moonshiner’s story on film, expands on his... Read More

Meatballs, free jazz, and subway singers? This is a fine romance. A fanciful courtship flourishes between two artistic loners in "David and Ameena", whose leads deal with connections, synchronicity, and cultural differences. David and... Read More

Simon Edge’s rollicking novel "Anyone for Edmund?" romps through Medieval British history with style. A team of archaeologists discovers the bones of St. Edmund, the English king and martyr, beneath tennis courts that are near the... Read More