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

An unintentional heroine comes into her supernatural own in the intriguing series-opening fantasy novel "The Others". In Evette Davis’s fantasy novel "The Others", a gifted woman navigates the hidden world of supernatural figures in... Read More

One’s origins do not determine one’s destiny according to "The Guide", a memoir written by a marine and pastor who overcame childhood challenges. Greg Munck’s uplifting memoir "The Guide" is about moving from a troubled upbringing... Read More

In the series opening thriller "Seat 3A", an otherwise ordinary man spots a body from a plane and initiates an investigation. In Eric Sugrue’s labyrinthine, fast-moving crime thriller "Seat 3A", a Delaware restaurateur is drawn into a... Read More

About how learning new languages transformed her mindset and exposed her to new cultures, "Immersion" is Linda Murphy Marshall’s affecting memoir. Celebrating self-expression against a backdrop of increasing globalization, Linda Murphy... Read More

This moving tale weaves a gentle moral of conservation through the story of a little bear’s adventure with his grandfather. Grandpa has always had a postcard for Faraway Valley on his fridge, but only a question from his grandson... 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

Maryann Lesert’s novel "Land Marks" captures the intensity and passion of climate activism in Michigan. Rebecca hasn’t written under her activist’s pseudonym (Elizabeth Stone) in years. After a deadly protest at a nature preserve,... Read More