Three iconic women find sisterhood and strength in Rebecca Connolly’s historical novel "Three Queens", about friendship formed through correspondence and courage. While Queen Charlotte manages an empire, a mentally ill husband, and a... Read More

Centering a Methodist religious settlement along the Guyandotte River in West Virginia, The Cowbird’s Song is a detailed historical novel. In Joe Markko’s expansive historical novel The Cowbird’s Song, multiple lives and timelines,... Read More

The witty bildungsroman "Revelations of Grimm Lohr" is equal parts comedy, horror, and hero’s journey. A German American man recounts the people, places, and events of his unconventional life in William Potter’s absorbing novel... Read More

"An Uncharted World" is a heart-wrenching historical novel in which a kidnapped and enslaved girl fights to return home. About maintaining one’s dignity and humanity in a world that refuses to acknowledge either, Susan Storer Clark’s... Read More

In the late 1960s, a grieving twelve-year-old navigates the limitations of her group home in "Doubles", Nora Gold’s poignant novella about a derailed girlhood. Before her mother died, the narrator’s life on her family farm was... Read More

Financial industry insiders experience personal tumult in the wake of the Great Recession in the illuminating historical novel "Collateral Dreams". Set during the Great Recession, Jeff Ingber’s historical novel "Collateral Dreams" is... Read More

Three Mississippian brothers abandon their Confederate posts, only to encounter fresh miseries on the road home, in Philip Fracassi’s riveting horror novel "Sarafina". Ethan, a twin and the youngest of three brothers, tires of the... Read More

"The Séance of Murder" is a classic-feeling, atmospheric murder mystery novel. In Lyn Squire’s suspenseful novel "The Séance of Murder", a recluse is confronted with a mysterious murder case, prompting him to question his family... Read More