"Old Scores" is a sanguineous vampfest of a novel—supple with fantastic, horrific, and amorous elements. Moody, bloody, and set against the frigid background of modern, wintry Chicago, A. J. Harrison’s fantasy novel "Old Scores"... Read More

Sometimes the muse makes a big ask. Revisit the death of a brother, for example, and explore how that painful memory gathers momentum as one’s own son comes of age. Muses, Erin Malone knows, are expert button pushers. A Coniston Prize... Read More

Grieving lovers navigate mental illness and political upheaval in Rahad Abir’s novel "Bengal Hound". East Pakistan in the late 1960s is an impoverished place marked by unrest, but life continues on, for better and for worse. Mere days... Read More

In the unforgettable mystery novel "Journey to Merveilleux City", secrets are uncovered and epiphanies are reached in the course of a singular journey. In Stephanie Barbé Hammer’s novel "Journey to Merveilleux City", strangers on a... Read More

In the emotive novel "Iz the Apocalypse", a musical girl works through her trauma in search of a sense of belonging. In the emotional whirlwind of Susan Currie’s novel "Iz the Apocalypse", a girl in foster care with a passion for music... Read More

Megan Lara Negendank’s essential self-help guide teaches helpful skills for supporting a partner who has experienced sexual trauma. Explaining the nature and impact of sexual trauma on survivors and those close to them, the book delves... Read More

In Tory Christie’s novel "A Touch of Blue", a mysterious new neighbor changes how a girl sees the world and its unusual people. Celie, the only girl in her fourth-grade class, has only one friend, Junior. But Junior betrays her by... Read More