Breaking up is never easy, but when you suspect your partner of murder, it becomes a safety issue. In Riku Onda’s atmospheric novel "Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight", a couple spends one last night together, each determined to get... Read More

In R. Cathey Daniels’s harrowing novel "Live Caught", a young man confronts his troubled past. In the 1970s, Lenny set out for the Atlantic from his North Carolina farm. He washed up on an unrecognized shore, his boat lost. He was... Read More

In Michael Daley’s novel "Telémachus", a painter seeks to learn about Mac, the father who abandoned him. This update of the tale of Ulysses’s left-behind son includes a flight from accountability, a heroic cycle, and testimonies... Read More

"Breaking Ground" is a masterful essay collection that wrings meaning out of a pandemic year. Moving from the summer of 2020 to the spring of 2021, these essays trace the changing face of the Covid-19 pandemic, from lockdowns to Black... Read More

Trials of a Dead Lawyer’s Wife is a noir-hued memoir about a suspicious death in a Southern town. Maggie Redmon’s compelling memoir Trials of a Dead Lawyer’s Wife concerns a death in the family. Redmon once had an ideal life with... Read More

The novel "Environment of Care" is set in a hospital, where the staff discusses the critical functions of their surroundings. Irvon Clear’s novel "Environment of Care" is set in a hospital, where the engineering and maintenance... Read More

"The Given" is a radiant fantasy novel in which a young adult grows into her magical powers and embraces them. In Gary Clark’s fantasy novel The Given, teenagers flee a government that wishes to capture and neutralize anyone with... Read More

"The Butcher Shop Girl" is a memoir about how grit and persistence can lead to success. Carmen Kissel-Verrier’s impactful story of personal growth, The Butcher Shop Girl, moves from the Canadian plains to the international stage and... Read More