Kazim Ali’s eloquent memoir "Northern Light" reports on the complicated history of a Canadian landscape and its Pimicikamak residents, who endure human-made challenges every day. Ali grew up in Jenpeg, Manitoba, a temporary town that... Read More

Laura Newman’s short story collection "The Franklin Avenue Rookery for Wayward Babies" features complex plots, covers considerable time and geographical space, and includes deep characters and relationships. Authentic historical,... Read More

Marveling over the act of voyaging, Geoffrey Weill’s "All Abroad" is a quintessential travel text. Recalling time tables and hotels, iconic poster designs, and the New York office of the Thomas Cook travel group, the book records... Read More

Stuffed to the seams with wholesome holiday cheer, "Manchester Christmas" is an adorable Christian romance set in a snow globe-worthy small town in Vermont. At the beginning of the fall, Chase, a cute-as-a-button writer, drives her... Read More

With story lines that warn against focusing too much on the future and not enjoying the present, "The Spell" is a captivating fantasy novel. In C. V. Shaw’s endearing fantasy novel "The Spell", a curse befalls a royal family and... Read More

"War" is a poetic meditation on the psyche, an exploration and expectoration of what’s negative. Written in the moment and not initially intended for release, the poems of Bjaine Dorach’s "War" are a glimpse into the recesses of the... Read More

In a culture that fetishizes male power, the heroine of "A Certain Hunger" is a rapacious, bloodthirsty monster—a perversion of every male fear. Dorothy is a food critic. She has exquisite taste and she hungers for new sensations. So... Read More

Kristi Nelson’s "Wake Up Grateful" is a practical, philosophical guide for living a life of deep thankfulness. When Nelson was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 1992, it changed her life. Her book tracks her experiences with cancer... Read More