Rubén Degollado’s resonant novel "The Family Izquierdo" maps three generations within a Mexican family on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. A family tree orients the reader among the book’s large, mixed ensemble, whose members are... Read More

In the fantasy novel "Steven", a determined man stands against the encroaching darkness. In Shane Boulware’s tense fantasy novel "Steven", a lone member of an ancient order announces a demon’s terrifying return. Steven is one of the... Read More

Teenagers discover the power of friendship in "Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex", an exciting young adult novel. Carole P. Roman’s spirited young adult adventure "Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex" merges mystical and scientific... Read More

An experiment in creating meaning, "Let Go" is a compelling wordless novel about accepting change. A man is escorted from his former office on a snowy, windswept night in Mark Huebner’s wordless novel "Let Go". An unnamed man packs his... Read More

Robin Lee Carlson’s enchanting, enlightening, and colorful nature book charts the renewal of life after wildfires ravaged a remote Northern California canyon. An exquisite sketchbook capturing several years of observation, the book... Read More

In her latest book, Leslie Kern deconstructs various myths about gentrification, revealing the harm that they cause—on top of gentrification itself. For middle- and upper-class white people, gentrification–when poor urban areas are... Read More

The horror and devastation of the Civil War are witnessed by two icons of American literature in Norman Lock’s novel "Voices in the Dead House". After the 1862 defeat of the Union Army, Washington is overwhelmed by a flood of wounded... Read More

A spirited maverick with a passion for cars meets her match in Krista Jensen’s ebullient Edwardian romance, "Hearts of Briarwall". Lydia, whose parents died in her youth, is shepherded by her conscientious brother, Andrew, though... Read More