The subsistence existences of those who contend with harsh environments and harsher government policies are the focus of the illuminating novel "Desert Rites". In Xuemo’s historical novel "Desert Rites", Chinese villagers struggle... Read More

Oscillating between piquing ideas and warm memories with abandon, "Life Sucks" is a charming essay collection. PS Conway’s introspective, gracious essay collection "Life Sucks" concentrates on childhood memories and popular culture.... Read More

In the adventure-filled novel "The Immortal Happerstadt", a prince leaves his ordinary upbringing to fulfill his destiny. In Kevin Goss’s busy fantasy novel "The Immortal Happerstadt", a gay prince raised as a peasant pursues a life of... Read More

A mother works to improve her government and her family in the revealing novel "Owls, Doughnuts, and Democracy". A woman with political ambitions teams up with a knowledgeable octogenarian to effect change in Jason A. N. Taylor’s... Read More

An orphaned girl with supernatural powers uncovers a troubling family history and evidence of betrayals in the fantasy novel "The Witch-Hunt", the first in a series. Neil R. McLaughlin’s series-opening fantasy novel "The Witch-Hunt" is... Read More

On the path to wisdom, traumas turn into hope in the thought-provoking domestic novel "The Inconvenient Unraveling of Gemma Sinclair". In Meg Myers Morgan’s visceral novel "The Inconvenient Unraveling of Gemma Sinclair", a woman’s... Read More

A clearheaded review of the problems middle schoolers face, the childhood development guidebook Surviving the Middle School Years is filled with practical advice. Noel Schmidt’s informative guide Surviving the Middle School Years is... Read More

"Dragonfly" is a complex coming-of-age fantasy novel in which three friends learn who they are and who they want to be. Part Western, part time portal story, Noel Schmidt’s engaging and action-packed fantasy novel "Dragonfly" defies... Read More