Garvin avoids easy resolutions, caricatures, and shocking twists in the service of a strong story populated by believable characters. "A Faithful Son" is a visceral experience, realistic and vibrant, wrought with the same craftsmanship... Read More

This vibrant historical novel honors the Plains Indians, imparting much information even as it touches the heart. Inspired by a family mystery and stories of Americans living anonymously in Canada, Murray Harvey’s fictional... Read More

Intense and artfully self-centered, this novel wraps around itself in search of release, after which the pleasure is over all too soon. Jonathan Harnisch’s "Pastiche" is an exhaustive and frequently painful catalog of the struggles of... Read More

This brave and heartwarming memoir shows that common secrets can have lasting implications. In "Other Voices", Tony Blenman recounts his childhood in Barbados, which was blighted by poverty and abuse. This inspirational memoir reveals... Read More

Eli’s Children provides an interesting look at a privileged world that, though coveted, also has its dangers. Gerard G. Nahum’s Eli’s Children is a quiet novel about one young man’s coming-of-age journey, related through the lens... Read More

The novel thrives in the realm of anti-art, testing boundaries and throwing clever punches. “This example of anti-art deserves nothing short of scathing criticism,” asserts the first page of Jonathan Harnisch’s massive novel The... Read More

Gorgeous photographs and meticulous watercolor images make this celebration of British Columbia’s diversity stunning in its artistry. The Canadian province of British Columbia has the motto “Splendor without Diminishment.” That... Read More

Magic and mystery abounds in this intensely plotted novel, full of evocative phrases and creative turns. Sevens & Sixes, by B and T Pecile, is the second book in the fascinating Corridor of Doors Trilogy. In this story, Khia, a young... Read More