Subtlety and the meaning imbued into objects and action plunge this narrative forward through a plot of pursuit. After worrying over her new vow of silence, Dan reassures his friend Loretta that she doesn’t always need words to talk.... Read More

Stumbling through the smothering haze of smoke, both figuratively and literally, the characters in this novel search for wholeness and clarity. Through the acrid haze of wildfires torching the American West, a young man’s search for... Read More

"The Grace of Crows" is a painful but valuable story about how a struggling woman learns the importance of forgiving and helping others. For some, anxiety can become absorbing despite all of the therapies and remedies around us. So it is... Read More

Lush, tactile descriptions and impressionistic scenes bring alive this historical novel about an author of supernatural fiction. Violet Paget (whose pen name was Vernon Lee), the formidable British Victorian writer of supernatural... Read More

"Mistress of the Solstice" is a superior fantasy novel with a strong flavor of romance and myth. The protagonists are both archetypically mythic and achingly human. Anna Kashina cooks up a captivating blend of ancient myth and modern... Read More

Encounters with serene landscapes, ordinary occurrences, and thoughtful rural people ignite a desire to search within oneself and connect to the world. From an author regarded as crucial and distinguished among Australian poets of his... Read More

Evoking masculine, dangerously intimate, polished surfaces, "Straight Razor" reveals libidinous encounters, elegies, and satires on careerism in poetry. San Francisco-based Randall Mann, author of Complaint in the Garden and Breakfast... Read More

"Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is an intensely moving collection of poetry by a writer whose voice is fresh. "Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is, in numerous ways, a marvel of incantation and lyricism, a weaving of the supernatural, horrific,... Read More