The book rings with authenticity, including when describing crime scenes, office politics, or a tragic attempt to collar a suspect in a bodega robbery. John Monaghan’s Head On: NYPD Takes On ISIS is an engaging thriller that’s... Read More

When Rachel Zinman, a health-conscious yoga teacher, developed Type 1 diabetes as an adult, her shock at receiving the diagnosis was followed by years of self-blame. Although she had to face the reality that yoga and all the other... Read More

Those who enjoy prehistoric monster stories may find it hard to swim in their local lake without wondering what lurks beneath the water. Drawing from scientific research, Native American legends, and prehistoric fossils, Dalton Mire’s... Read More

A Girl’s Courage serves as a reminder that while incest is an open wound, there is a way to mend it. A Girl’s Courage is a harrowing first-person narrative about a young woman’s ordeal of childhood incest that offers a beacon of... Read More

This is a layered dystopia—feminist, violent, and blunt, it will engross its readerships. There are hints that women in the time before the plague had choices, but Etta of Nowhere—who goes by Eddy when she’s on the road... Read More

This novel shows that selfishness may lead to great power, but that power still requires selfless responsibility. David Castello’s The Diary of an Immortal is an engrossing novel set in a rapidly changing world. Vivid details bring to... Read More

"The Seed Apple" is written with a delightful mix of modernity, ancient history, and lore. Sheldon Greene’s "The Seed Apple" is the multicontinental story of a family whose improbable history crosses barriers of time and religion.... Read More

"Survival" is a detailed account of one man’s simple and powerful pursuit of meaning amid the horrors of life in a prison camp. Survival: My Father’s War as an Air Force Gunner and POW by Barbara Trendos is an epistolary-style... Read More