ROBOT: A Deadly Love Story is an entertaining and well-constructed near-future fable. Under the guise of a sci-fi romance, Cathy Parker examines what it means...

A deeply personal memoir of struggle, Ryan McDermott’s DOWNRIVER: Memoir of a Warrior Poet is a valuable addition to the corpus of veterans’ voices in...

Intellectually ambitious and stylistically dense, Mark Seinfelt's A MEAL FOR A MINOTAUR AND FIVE COMPANION ESSAYS is a demanding read best suited for those prepared...

Wendy Gee’s FLEET LANDING is a gripping, percussive procedural framed by the structural violence of capitalism and racism in modern America.

Dense and dramatic yet heartfelt and relatable, Melissa K. Magner's OF THE SUN AND SEA is both a beautiful fantasy adventure and a poignant metaphor...

I.S. Noah's PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES FROM OUTER SPACE! (A TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY FAIRY TALE) contains many lively passages, but it could benefit from more judicious...

Although the target audience for James Marshon’s THE LOST JOURNAL is somewhat unclear, it still boasts a stock of amusing anecdotes and a loquacious, energetic...

Set among the quaint charm of the Welland Valley, Charlie Tyler's THE TANGLED MANE is an engrossing, fast-paced mystery with a cast of colorful characters...

Lutz Barz's A POSITIVE LOSS EMERGENCE contains some interesting ideas, but it struggles to get its point across due to issues of structure and style.

Cornelius Walters’s FAIRY SNOW: A NOVEL is a compelling mixture of coming-of-age story and murder investigation with a dark secret at its heart.

While readers new to The Cirrus Chronicles may feel a bit lost in the deluge of characters and new information, John Harvey's SCATTERED still stands...

Wanda Adams Fischer's STILL DOING TIME is well structured and a diverting read.