“Paleontology is one of the most familiar and accessible of all sciences,” Roy Plotnick proclaims. Why? Dinosaurs, of course. Drawn in as children, a lucky few get the chance to make a career out of serendipitous fossil discoveries.... Read More

In the supernatural thriller "Face the Night", a determined mother battles paranormal and mundane criminals, all to protect her son. In Alan Lastufka’s taut horror novel "Face the Night", a single mother fights for custody of her son... Read More

The thriller "Hidden Demon" weaves climate change commentary into its story of a mysterious assassin. In Fish Phillips’s thriller "Hidden Demon", outcast government agents hunt down an assassin whose track leads to a climate crisis... Read More

Taking place across continents, "Saga Boy" is the memoir of a Black Trinidadian who grew into his manhood in Canada, surrounded by whiteness and colonial legacies. Downing’s early childhood was filled with Anglican hymns, British-style... Read More

In Katie Kingman’s humorous novel "Down with This Ship", a high school junior who leads a double life as a blogger is exposed. But in this sweet exploration of ambition and romance, the introverted, panicky girl discovers that her... Read More

In Kevin Holowack’s novel "Light on a Part of the Field", members of a flawed, dysfunctional family pursue their separate destinies, even though they cannot break their bonds with each other. Ruth and Al’s marriage was unusual,... Read More