With its precise sense of place and myriad examples of everyday injustice, "The Music of What Happens" is a compelling historical novel. Charles Fanning’s steady historical novel "The Music of What Happens" is about Irish immigrants... Read More

Donna Russo explores the life of Vincent van Gogh through fresh, feminine eyes in her novel Vincent’s Women. An outcast since birth, Vincent grows from a lonely, sullen, and inquisitive child into an intense, restless adult whose poor... Read More

Siddhartha Deb’s robust novel "The Light at the End of the World" explores India across four timelines, drawing forth the country’s agonizing secrets, linked dangers, and unexpected residents. In a feverish, near apocalyptic future,... Read More

Never denigrating or stereotyping, Lewis is a talented storyteller, offering an affectionate portrait of life in the Missouri Ozarks. Listening to the Jar Flies: Growing Up in Wheaton and Rocky Comfort is an affectionate look at... Read More

The theme of disenfranchisement in the American South runs through this ghoulish short story collection featuring ghosts and gore. Mystics, mummies, ghostly apparitions, and an array of unhinged characters up to assorted no good... Read More

Lanter has preserved the time and place of his youth with humor and uncommon, soul-piercing precision. “There is a lifetime of instruction on the streets of small Midwestern towns,” writes Wayne Lanter, a masterful storyteller and... Read More