Subverting genre motifs, the exciting metaphysical novel "Earthly Vessels" troubles its way through religious traditions, different planes of existence, and reincarnation and the beliefs behind souls. In David T. Isaak’s... Read More

A virtual reality game causes widespread mayhem in "Final Video Game", an exciting science fiction novel with a lonely young hero at its center. In order to save the world from an AI takeover, a teenager equipped with a VR headset... Read More

A horrific kidnapping forces reckonings on the subjects of human violence and ethics in the perspective-driven thriller "Missing Values". In Michael Grigsby’s moralistic thriller "Missing Values", people with hazy ethical codes explore... Read More

In Darcie Little Badger’s compassionate novel "Sheine Lende", memories live on through love. Aided by their ghost dog, Nellie, and their ancestral ability to awaken deceased animals from Below, Shane works with her mother, Lorenza, to... Read More

Louis Timagène Houat’s harrowing, hopeful abolition novel "The Maroons" introduces a crucial Black narrative to the English canon. A maroon, a term used during the Indian Ocean slave trade, is defined as a fugitive, a Black person who... Read More

"The Book of Irwin Gould" is a swift actor’s memoir that espouses values of resilience, determination, and faith in oneself. About remaining resilient through rejection and hardships, Irwin Gould’s memoir "The Book of Irwin Gould"... Read More

In the extraordinary philosophical novel "A Very Unordinary Matter", a dedicated scientist puts forth a theory that could change the world. While it begins with the line “Leonidas’s discovery shocked the world,” D. M. Lloyd’s... Read More

The essays collected in "Good Eats" explore people’s relationships to food through personal stories of love, connection, and emotional literacy. Food is not just food, the book argues. To discuss food is to dig into the foundations of... Read More