"The Witchstone" is a humorous urban fantasy novel in which a smooth-talking demon helps to break a generational curse. When the brutal bureaucrats of Hell give lackadaisical Laszlo an ultimatum—improve his performance as a Curse... Read More

In the near-future dystopian landscape of the satirical novel "Adventures in the Biostate", public health concerns are exploited to control people’s lives. Andy Lazris’s mordant satirical novel "Adventures in the Biostate" imagines... Read More

A lively and distinctive cast invigorates this biting novel about a midlife, never-married comedian navigating another chance at love. Snappy and obscene, Randy Ross’s novel "The Squid and the Spaceman" lays out the wonders and woes of... Read More

In Christophe Bernard’s novel "The Hollow Beast", a patriarch’s fervent pursuit of revenge has intergenerational consequences with the emergence of a mysterious beast that haunts one of his descendants decades later. During a fateful... Read More

In the surprising dystopian novel "Let Them Whimper", human imperfection might make the species worth saving after all. In K. Enterante’s shocking science fiction novel "Let Them Whimper", a handful of unlikely heroes fight to stop a... Read More

In the satirical novel "Deadpan", a surreal case of mistaken identity sparks a twisting tour through celebrity idolatry and antisemitic resentment. In Richard Walter’s humorous novel "Deadpan", a small-town car salesman blinks and... Read More

An actuary-turned-business-owner races the clock to find a killer in Antti Tuomainen’s thriller "The Beaver Theory". Henri’s life has become quite exciting of late: he moved in with his girlfriend, Laura, and her daughter; a sketchy... Read More

Told in the form of a fourteen-year-old’s diary, Stéphanie Lapointe’s stimulating bildungsroman "The Year My Life Turned Upside Down" is about grief and change. Franny’s mother died in a boating accident years ago. When her father... Read More