A college student and a soldier trade letters in this indelible coming-of-age novel. G. C. Hendricks and Kathryn Watson Quigg’s poignant To Any Soldier: A Novel of Vietnam... Read More

Period details come to life through grand-scale revolution as well as domestic minutia in this captivating story of Germany between the wars. Ernst Werner Techow, a member of... Read More

One Flew Over the Banyan Tree is rich with meticulous detail and digression, and the payoff for the many escapades is worth the wait. Jellicoe Junction–an area in Portopo, the... Read More

This is a gem of a story that could be another of literature’s coming-of-age character studies. Dave Gioia’s A Girl with a Bad Reputation is a simple story with complex... Read More

The loyalty of family, the gritty realities of life in times of turmoil, distrust and aching misunderstanding are all underlying themes of this engrossing read. In her powerful... Read More

An intriguing plot and engaging story highlight this tale of love and art. My Life with Berti Spranger, a novel by art historian and artist Eva Jana Siroka, stars an art... Read More

This alternate history of WWII is also a reflection on modern-day economic and social missteps. There’s no better villain than Hitler around whom to spin an alternate history... Read More

This is an enchanting mystery, full of intrigue, romance, and time travel. What starts out as the enchanting story of a young art restorer’s attraction to a handsome colleague... Read More

This nostalgic story set during WWII reminds us that Christmas can be a season of miracles. The World War II era still tends to be remembered in a haze of big-band music and men... Read More

This is an engaging and sympathetic tale of families and cultures, and the choices that shape them. Carl Nordgren’s Worlds Between is the second in the River of Lakes series,... Read More

Well-drawn characters and a rich prose style make this a strong historical debut. With his debut novel, Honey from the Lion, Matthew Neill Null crafts a rich narrative about a... Read More

It would not be an understatement to say that this should be required reading for anyone with an interest in Ojibwe history. Windigo Moon is historical fiction infused with... Read More