Our bodies, science tells us, experience a number of physical and psychological changes when under stress: an increase in heart rate and blood pressure; rapid, shallow breathing; tense muscles; fats released into the bloodstream along... Read More

Norris’s writing is meticulous and incisive. His convincing passages convey philosophic truths about the consequence of choice and the quest for self-awareness. Keenan Norris’s debut novel is an engaging, eloquent, and insightful... Read More

The conflict of balancing motherhood with a career, as well as the effort required of marriage, are issues that will surely resonate with modern readers. A seamless blend of historical and contemporary fiction, The Vicar’s Wife weaves... Read More

A skillful braiding of subplots and flashbacks spins the yarn of an aging cowboy on an existential journey. Charlie Quimby’s "Monument Road" is a modern-day Western saga not to be missed. It spins the yarn of Len Self, an aging cowboy... Read More

"Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is an intensely moving collection of poetry by a writer whose voice is fresh. "Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is, in numerous ways, a marvel of incantation and lyricism, a weaving of the supernatural, horrific,... Read More

"Caribbee" is a melding of good fiction and historical fact enlivened with colorful, well-drawn characters. A plot rich in sailing lore, pirate raids, vengeful spies, and shipboard discontent enlivens Julian Stockwin’s fourteenth book... Read More

The Gold Rush is over, and San Francisco teems with entrepreneurs of all stripes—shady and otherwise. Set in 1851, after the height of the Gold Rush, Ken Salter’s novel on French emigrants portrays entrepreneurialism‎ in San... Read More

A rebellious teen, stubborn Virginia brings charm to this futuristic tale of environmental, technological, and authoritarian dangers. Virginia Bosque has never set foot on Earth. The only world she knows is the one she was born into, on... Read More