Briskly plotted and charming, S.A. Reeves’s THE BOOKSHOP MYSTERIES: A BITTER PILL is a delight by and for murder mystery aficionados.

An uncommon coming-of-age story with a unique perspective, TELLING A THUMPER by Paul M. Fleming will keep readers guessing right up to the final page.

FLICK YOUR HEART-LIGHT ON, LET YOUR FEARS BE GONE!: Helping Children Connect to Their Heart to Soothe Their Mind by Tonia Cianciulli is a warm...

Joel Emery’s IN MY WRITE MIND has both clear, useful meditations on mental health and a poignant personal narrative.

Mary Romasanta's THE ETERNAL SECRET is a fast-paced, compelling story involving a scientific study of near-death experiences.

Though based around one family’s story, Jim Ruth's THE PURSUIT is a very readable and well-designed narrative history book that offers plenty for a general...

Phillip Vega’s FURY IN HER EYES effectively balances a compelling coming-of-age story with small, moving scenes of family members holding together during the COVID-19 crisis.

T.J. Scripps’s GLOW IN THE DARK is an inventive opening volume in an ongoing story. As the book progresses, readers will soon find they are...

Heavy on exposition and backstory but light on plot or character, J.R. Izquierdo’s INVOLUNTARIUS needs thorough line-editing and a whole-cloth change of vision.

PONDER by Daniel Roberts is a witty, deftly written comic adventure that draws rich parallels between the excesses of an American icon in a bloated...

Fueled by raw honesty and a fearlessly unapologetic style, Heather Joy’s MMMM: and the music that made me is a testament to the power of...

Daniel Lowell Placiszewski-Plazek’s AGENT J AND THE SHADOWS OF EREBUS has a quirky sense of humor and keen attention to scenic detail, but flat characters...