Ashley E. Sweeney’s novelization of the Donner Party fuses history, realism, and luminous prose. Ada is nineteen when she’s orphaned just after her wagon caravan leaves... Read More

The futuristic science fiction novel Gravity is Heartless is a fun trip through a climate-changed world. Sarah Lahey’s realistic science fiction novel Gravity is Heartless is... Read More

The Sergeant’s Daughter is a harrowing account of growing up and growing past childhood abuse. Teressa Shelton’s ultimately hopeful memoir, The Sergeant’s Daughter, is... Read More

"Copy Boy" is a rewarding historical novel with a ferocious, fascinating lead. In Shelley Blanton-Stroud’s beguiling Depression-era novel "Copy Boy", a young woman searches... Read More

"Suspended Sentence" is an insightful memoir about a tense period within a family. Janice Morgan’s forthright memoir "Suspended Sentence" is about tenaciously parenting her... Read More

Travel and awakening combine in "Lost in Oaxaca", Jessica Winters Mireles’s delicate romance. Camille is a piano teacher at a personal and professional crossroads. After an... Read More

"The Moon Always Rising" is a complicated and memorable supernatural romance. In Alice C. Early’s unusual romance "The Moon Always Rising", an investment banker buys a haunted... Read More

Though it is set in turbulent times, "Beyond the Ghetto Gates" is a timeless coming-of-age story. A teenager’s world is upturned as she’s pulled between her timeless desire... Read More

"A Delightful Little Book on Aging" is a lighthearted self-help book for seniors and soon-to-be older folks that encourages reflection, evaluation, and transformation. Stephanie... Read More

"Hippie Chick" is a tender memoir that chronicles a bold search for love that is ultimately found within. Ilene English’s painful, prefeminist memoir "Hippie Chick" moves from... Read More

“Yin Yoga practice gives us the peace that we so urgently need in this noisy world,” writes Stefanie Arend in "Be Healthy with Yin Yoga". The long, gentle poses of Yin Yoga,... Read More

In Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Carole Bumpus trips through four regions of France. Part culinary memoir, part travelogue, the book shares intimate... Read More