In Jay Neugeboren’s contemplative novel, a marriage is haunted by French existentialist Albert Camus. Tolle is a dancer who meets Camus—an intellectual titan who’s portrayed in dynamic terms—at a Paris bistro just before his... Read More

In the exciting science fiction novel "The Quelling", differing beings forego prejudice to ensure their mutual survival. C. L. Lauder’s imaginative science fiction novel "The Quelling" centers heroism, perseverance, and redefinitions... Read More

Patrick Wohl’s page-turning political history "Down Ballot" covers a suburban Chicago election that drew wide attention because of the candidates’ stances on abortion. In 1990, Illinois House of Representatives incumbent Penny Pullen... Read More

"Cheerfulness" is a charming memoir by a beloved humorist that reflects his unabashed, defiant happiness. Part memoir, part self-aware victory lap, Garrison Keillor’s "Cheerfulness" points the spotlight of positive perspective on... Read More

Between. Not here, not there. Not this, or that. Somewhere but not someplace. Not easy to put your, wrap your, place your—but confidence, and masterful touch with language, is what makes Esteban Rodríguez a credible, incredible even,... Read More

In Beatrice Bowles’s fantastical coming-of-age story "A Ring of Riddles", a fifteen-year-old girl receives a mysterious ring at her grandmother’s funeral. "A Ring of Riddles" contains several subplots that are introduced early in the... Read More

Linda LeGarde Grover’s graceful novel "A Song over Miskwaa Rapids", set on Ojibwe land in Minnesota, pairs a sordid mystery with supernatural influences. Mozhay Point, a recurring locale from Grover’s two previous novels, hosts an... Read More

A giant’s body falls from the sky, exposing extant rifts in a small Nebraska town in Van Jensen’s shocking novel "Godfall"—a murder mystery with a science fiction twist. Before the giant being—dubbed Gulliver by the... Read More