In Mary Fleming’s evocative novel "Civilisation Française", three women’s lives intersect in 1980s Paris. Lily moves to Paris in 1982 to study at the Sorbonne. American-born, Lily was raised in London and speaks French quite well;... Read More

Alisa Alering’s alluring novel "Smothermoss" enters the bloodstream of Appalachian storytelling like a fevered dream, unraveling the intergenerational tales of women living on the edge. Half-sisters born five years apart, Sheila and... Read More

The beauty of a nigh-untouched island is used to reflect ambitious higher thinking in "The Canticle of Ibiza", a novel of grandeur and appeal. A trip into a Bohemian wonderland serves as a magical backdrop to Justin Kurian’s compelling... Read More

Language is under constant interrogation and scrutiny in the acerbic, pandemic-set satirical novel "Fragility". In Portland, Oregon, during the early days of COVID-19, the characters in Mosby Woods’s illustrated speculative novel... Read More

With a quest narrative that suggests ways of living a good life and stepping closer to harmonious coexistence, "Phoenix Saga: Peace on Earth Protocol" is an esoteric spiritual novel. In amalL era JesuƨɘႱ hO’s based-in-truth... Read More

In the moving novel "Soldier in Germany", a young man is pulled from the comfort of military routines by an exciting woman. In James Snyder’s involving historical novel "Soldier in Germany", a scarred Vietnam veteran heals while posted... Read More

A writer from New York mocks and satirizes himself and other Los Angeles residents in the midst of a forest fire in the satirical novel "In Extremis". In Matt Duggan’s incisive novel "In Extremis", a transplant writer from New York... Read More

Naomi Kanakia’s sparkling novel "The Default World" exposes the shaky foundations of community, love, and found family in post-capitalist San Francisco. After being cast out by her conservative Indian parents and struggling to build a... Read More