The plotting of this book set during WWII is used perfectly to depict the human tendency to ignore atrocities. "The Ladders of Death" is a beautifully written and compelling historical novel that’s as much a call to action against... Read More

Both self-aware and sweetly transgressive, Lutheran’s novel brings new life to the road-trip romance. Zachary Byrd is a man with a van. All he needs is a plan. Tanner Lutheran’s Detached: I Hope All of Your Flowers Turn Into... Read More

As the action-filled plot progresses, secrets of the characters’ rich, mysterious histories are revealed. Imagine a quest fraught with peril, elves working with dwarfs and human mercenaries to overcome a dark force, frequent weapon and... Read More

Orion, a bit of a scamp who tells it like it is, can hold his own as the narrator of any future sequels to this fun adventure. Under bizarre and unsettling circumstances, eleven-year-old Orion Poe comes to possess a map detailing the... Read More

Antil delivers heartfelt messages of caring and hope in a wholesome young-adult adventure. It was 1953 and the family farm was alive and well in upstate New York. Whole communities came together to celebrate the harvest or rally around... Read More

The rich get their just desserts in this humorous tale of the upper crust. An all-in-one rich man’s exotic hotel attracts entitled malcontents in Christian Ytteborg’s humor novel, "All Inclusive". Ytteborg draws oddball characters... Read More

Two main characters prove to be evocative letter writers, adept at setting scenes from decades past and schooled in the art of looking for meaning in horror. From concentration camp survivor Oskar Klausenstock, author of The Prayer,... Read More

One rebellious college student’s study of the Middle Ages parallels his tumultuous journey into adulthood. The Book of Changes, by Jack Remick, is a compelling coming-of-age novel with a keen sense of character and place. It’s the... Read More