B. A. Williamson’s "The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray" bounces between fantasy worlds, spurred by the power of imagination. Gwendolyn Gray saved the world—or so she thought. Her grey-skied city seems no better off than... Read More

In Laura Pohl’s absorbing "The First 7", the last seven teenagers on Earth, having escaped an alien invasion, rove the universe. When a signal from Earth reaches them, they return to find a small community of survivors. But Clover... Read More

"The Moon Always Rising" is a complicated and memorable supernatural romance. In Alice C. Early’s unusual romance "The Moon Always Rising", an investment banker buys a haunted West Indies estate, filling it with hope for her future.... Read More

A wonderful portrait of a beloved politician, "Patrick J. Lucey" is an essential addition to the history of Wisconsin politics. Dennis L. Dresang’s expansive biography "Patrick J. Lucey" suggests the national importance of an otherwise... Read More

In Jaime Jo Wright’s haunting Christian thriller "Echoes Among the Stones", grief paralyzes a family. After losing her job and losing her mother to cancer, Aggie moves to Wisconsin to care for her grandmother, Mumsie, who lies and... Read More

When Maya reveals to the school principal that her boyfriend, Mike, has been hitting her, North Bay Academy fractures down its center, forcing Maya and those around her to come to terms with cracks within themselves. Shifting... Read More

In Nancy Bilyeau’s "Dreamland", the staid, guarded world of New York’s upper class is invigorated by Coney Island’s seaside air and spectacle. Set in 1911, "Dreamland"‘s bright, witty heroine is twenty-year-old heiress Peggy... Read More

There’s depth to the story lines of the historical drama "District of Columbia", which moves quickly through a tumultuous period. In Jefferson Flanders’s thought-provoking novel "District of Columbia", a diplomat becomes a poet and... Read More