"Grey Bees" is an affecting novel in which an apolitical, impassive beekeeper’s life is upended by war, despite his best efforts to remain neutral.  Russia is hungry for Ukrainian lands, but the people of Little Starhorodivka, in the... Read More

"Killing Time" is a tense thriller in which conspiracies swirl in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In Michael Joseph Mahn’s thriller "Killing Time", a former district attorney and a writer are swept into a conspiracy in the... Read More

"The Kindness Machine" is an optimistic picture book that encourages everyday kindness in a creative manner. In Christina Dankert’s enthusiastic picture book "The Kindness Machine", an enterprising second-grade teacher shows his... Read More

Encompassing both pain and hope, "Sideffect" is the story of a mourning father’s pursuit of justice. Rodney Bridge’s based-in-truth novel "Sideffect" details a father’s efforts to redress the death of his son. At sixteen,... Read More

"Everyone Is an Entrepreneur" is an intriguing economics text addressed to post-Soviet Bloc audiences who are interested in business development. Gregory V. Diehl’s fascinating economics text "Everyone Is an Entrepreneur" encourages a... Read More

"Signals from Saipan" is a swift thriller that follows a tight-knit team through a series of exciting counter terrorism situations. Reginald Nelson’s exciting, complicated novel "Signals from Saipan" follows a vigilante team around the... Read More

"Rank Songbirds" is a confident and challenging multigenre collection that places interpersonal concerns into historical and political context. Novelist, essayist, and poet Leon Rooke’s literary collection "Rank Songbirds" is a slim,... Read More

Genetic testing and family secrets upend a blogger’s life in the twisting mystery novel "Legacy of Lies". In Lexa M. Mack’s whodunit novel "Legacy of Lies", a murder mystery pairs with a shrouded family history. In San Francisco,... Read More