Deceptively simple stories explore the joys and tragedies of being human. "The Thaw", by award-winning Icelandic author Ólafur Gunnarsson, explores the human psyche in an incisive collection of short stories translated into English. In... Read More

Colloquial dialogue and adroit description provide a vivid sense of the physical world this fascinating character inhabits. Kenneth Kirkeby’s richly descriptive, character-driven novel, "Red Stick One", follows three periods of... Read More

This book presents valuable advice for couples yearning to maintain magic in their marriages. Bedded Bliss: A Couple’s Guide to Lust Ever After, edited by prolific and award-winning erotica writer Kristina Wright, enters bold new... Read More

Yes, even prehistoric humans had motives and desires we’d recognize today, and Uerkvitz tells this ancient tale well. Fans of Jean Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear will thrill to David Uerkvitz’s inventive prehistory of clans. The... Read More

A nuanced sense of good and evil sets this fantasy quest apart from the rest. For those who like fantasy quests comes The Legend Of Alexandros: The Immortal, the third installment in A. C. Hernandez’s series chronicling the adventures... Read More

Marullo expertly links science, religion, and character development in a fast-paced, suspenseful, and entertaining read. Circa 1270, theologian Thomas Aquinas wondered if many angels could exist in the same space at once. Matthew... Read More

The autistic young hero of this novel for middle-graders brings a human side to a well-thought-out fantasy world. A sweeping epic that explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and sacrifice, "The Tale of the Wulks", by V. K. Green, will... Read More

Powerful characters, evocative descriptions, and a tale of two cultures make this lyrical debut novel sing. The old adage that one can never go home again rings true in Ingrid Persaud’s powerful debut novel, "If I Never Went Home". The... Read More