Alex Temblador’s magical "Secrets of the Casa Rosada" follows Martha George, a sixteen-year-old girl whose rootless and impoverished life with her mother shifts. When Martha’s mom says they are going to Texas to visit her mysterious... Read More

Poetically composed vignettes form Linda Buckmaster’s brilliant memoir "Space Heart", which explores how cutting-edge technology and family life juxtapose in American culture. Buckmaster eloquently processes the difficulties she’s... Read More

Jill Baguchinsky’s outwardly lighthearted "Mammoth" comes with an important message. Natalie is a plus-size high school junior who blogs about fashion and paleontology. An opportunity for a summer internship at the Mammoth Site in... Read More

Deck the halls and grab your Christmas garters! Sam Hooker’s smart, snarky new novel, "The Winter Riddle", is the best farce of the season. The Winter Witch is sick and tired of Vikings, jolly old elves, and frost giants. Her arctic... Read More

Eli J. Knapp’s "The Delightful Horror of Family Birding" trots the globe with humor, insight, and deep-seated appreciation for nature and bird-watching. The essays jaunt through locales including Tanzania, Ecuador, and the Grand... Read More

A worthy sequel to the thought-provoking Splinterlands, "Frostlands" is triumphant and absorbing science fiction, full of ecological and societal warnings. It is a unique and imaginative look at a future Earth scarred by environmental... Read More

Adam Nemett’s "We Can Save Us All" is a humorous yet sobering pre-apocalyptic scenario. Realistic and smart, this is science fiction at its best. The world seems to be ending, but David, with a group of intelligent, driven Princeton... Read More

Matt Coyle’s gripping noir novel "Wrong Light" showcases a world-weary PI battling old adversaries in a complicated femme fatale case. Retired cop turned private investigator Rick Cahill’s newest case seems easy enough at first: find... Read More