In Fiona Fenn’s romantic fantasy novel "The Crack at the Heart of Everything", a dark wizard in exile finds unexpected warmth and love amid the desolation of an apocalyptic world. Orpheus once stood by the side of Empress Lore and... Read More

Fleshing out a family story with imagination and admiration for its heroine, "Surviving Southwood Avenue" is an inspiring historical novel. In Melissa Simonye’s historical novel "Surviving Southwood Avenue", a girl’s Depression-era... Read More

A troubled prosecutor reconsiders her definition of justice in Simone Buchholz’s thriller "The Kitchen". During a sweltering Hamburg summer, garbage bags filled with body parts keep turning up in the bay. Riley, the public prosecutor,... Read More

A story of a family’s resilience and individuality, "Becoming Hungarian" is an affecting memoir that’s flush with political and historical insights. Erika Reich Giles’s memoir "Becoming Hungarian" chronicles her parents’... Read More

Love overcomes racial and religious barriers in Mary Glickman’s historical novel Ain’t No Grave, set against the backdrop of the lynching of Leo Frank and the founding of the Anti-Defamation League. Max and Ruby are friends and... Read More