Genevieve Morrissey's THEA is a heartwarming historical novel with believable characters who are easy to root for in spite of—or perhaps because of—their stubbornness and...

A lush romance in the classic style of 20th-century Latin America, Edward Stanton’s FRAIL BLOOD evokes writers like Isabel Allende while failing to avoid some...

Kevin Barry O'Connor's SHAKE THE JAR blends action-thriller, a little science fiction, and history into a compelling story.

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.