A young woman with voracious appetites wonders if she is a victim, vixen, or somewhere in between in Tamara Faith Berger’s libidinous novel "Yara". At fifteen, Yara’s mother gifted her a new nose; she was ungracious. Two weeks later,... Read More

In Michael Grothaus’s shimmering speculative novel "Beautiful Shining People", an American teenager encounters a Japanese woman whose fragile identity fuels her anguish—and a perilous search for answers about her origins. John is a... Read More

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta’s powerful novel "Ark" serves as a reminder that “home is where your animals are.” Arden’s world is on the verge of falling apart. Her family is downsizing to a tiny home they call “the ark”; her best... Read More

"Presner the Remarkable" is a reflective novel in which an underdog dissects his idolization of an old friend. A wedding prompts a midlife crisis in Don Eron’s tragicomic novel "Presner the Remarkable". Presner once attended law... Read More

"Something Tricky Bad" is a heartwarming mystery novel in which a small town is reshaped by love, devotion, and tragedy. In Freya Smallwood’s endearing mystery novel "Something Tricky Bad", the residents of a vibrant California... Read More

"Specks of Dust" is a riveting novel in which a sensitive young man takes an international route into his adulthood. In Will Duncan’s heartrending novel "Specks of Dust", a Ugandan man comes of age. Soon after his father is killed,... Read More

An intelligent man with trauma in his past gets in the way of his own personal fulfillment in the powerful novel "American Scholar". In Patrick E. Horrigan’s literary novel "American Scholar", a gay man spends his adulthood learning to... Read More

A theater darling comes into her own during a period of artistic transformation in the thrilling novel "The Adored One". In Susanne Dunlap’s mesmerizing historical novel "The Adored One", a chorus girl comes of age under the watchful... Read More