"Empire of Glass" is a study in contrasts and a provocative labyrinth. "Empire of Glass" is the visceral tale of an American exchange student, Lao K, who is entrusted with her Chinese host mother Li-Ming’s notebook after her death. Lao... Read More

This book is lovely, and inspiring and approachable for quilters of all skill levels who want something a little different. Buying bundles of small cuts of fabric makes it easy to coordinate a pieced project without stress, but for... Read More

"Found Audio" is a philosophical exploration of humanity, ambition, and the quest for knowledge that exists within us all. "Found Audio", by N.J. Campbell, is a novel comprising a series of letters and transcriptions, forcing a state of... Read More

Food becomes a vehicle for grief in this fascinating, sympathetic family story. Macabre in its gastronomic obsession and sometimes hyperbolic, Noley Reid’s Pretend We are Lovely reveals a fascinating slide from self-punishment to... Read More

"PTL" is a fascinating study of the ignominious collapse of an evangelical empire. John Wigger’s "PTL" covers the famed Christian media empire of Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker. Theirs is a story of tremendous inventiveness, and of an even... Read More

Ndiaye’s novel is haunting in its strangeness and is pointed in its warnings—that happiness cannot come at the expense of one’s core. Eerie, involving, and surreal, Marie Ndiaye’s "My Heart Hemmed In" follows a once-respected... Read More

A woman with wings is pulled down from the stars by the despairing god of the river, and is chained to the earth by his jealous love. Simultaneously, a village doctor’s affection becomes a place of refuge for a young woman with a... Read More

This family-centered young adult fantasy novel successfully integrates its spiritual themes. The first book in a young adult Christian fantasy series, J. F. Tucker’s "Revelations" is a well-composed drama in which a teenager fights to... Read More