Dunning shines in her ability to portray the insecurities and floundering that so often accompany young adulthood. Greta Smart faces romantic rejection, a threat to her livelihood, and the loss of a beloved family member in "Greta Smart... Read More

Cheryl Kerr masterfully and simultaneously lets the uninitiated into the equine realm as it canters through multiple perspectives. Cheryl Kerr’s second novel, "Photofinish", blends mystery and suspense while drawing readers into the... Read More

Science fiction that doesn’t take itself too seriously, "Fishing for Light" is a wildly creative story. Take a science fiction story with multiple subplots, add a love element and a bit of satire on twenty-first-century American life... Read More

For a change, here’s a story of an Earth that is not post-apocalyptic—just a delightful sci-fi romp replete with adventure, aliens, and time travel. If an author’s sci-fi Rip Van Winkle-type hero is going to wake up from a 450-year... Read More

"Charlie Sparrow and the Secret of Flight" is a clever, fun story for children who have graduated to chapter books. The book is particularly well written, and while some of the vocabulary may be challenging for the youngest readers, the... Read More

Michael Jarvis’s "Field of Vision" is about a young photographer’s visit to the fictional Caribbean island of Soufriere. Upon his arrival, Jacob antagonizes a local named Rollo, whose ensuing wrath is predicated on his rage at... Read More

"Tin Can", Colin Noble’s debut novel, rolls along as jauntily as its titular ship, introducing young readers to a fun and exciting futuristic world. Think Star Trek, but with kids in charge. In 2048, the Edwards family—father Dave,... Read More

It isn’t what you think. Debut novelist Timothy McDougall does open his story with a graphic murder scene, and the title is "Violence", so it’s reasonable to expect the book to continue with nonstop brutality. But instead, McDougall... Read More