"Not My Ruckus" is an incisive novel that probes people’s dark motivations, but ends with hope. Chad Musick’s "Not My Ruckus" is a brutal, potent psychological drama about abused teenagers, revenge, and friendship in 1980s Texas.... Read More

"How to Make a Life" is a sharp historical novel whose panoptic view of family relationships makes its secrets, estrangements, and reconciliations satisfying. In Florence Reiss Kraut’s arresting multigenerational novel "How to Make a... Read More

In the international mystery "Hunting Trophy", murder, magic, and mayhem visit the tense and tangled African diamond trade. In Bob Gibson’s mystery novel "Hunting Trophy", powerful men control Zimbabwe’s diamond export business;... Read More

Wine enthusiasts know the importance of terroir: environmental factors, and how grapes are grown, impact the flavor of the beverage. In "The Terroir of Whiskey", Rob Arnold—a whiskey distiller with a PhD in plant genetics—explores... Read More

Dave Edlund’s riveting action thriller, "Valiant Savage", blends history and science fiction as Peter Savage and his company perfect a technological weapon meant to lead to a paradigm shift on the battlefield. Things go awry when the... Read More

In Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Peggy Ehrhart’s cozy novella collection "Christmas Card Murder", strong women follow holiday clues to solve crimes in their communities. Nothing spices up the holidays like getting the gal pals together... Read More

The sleepy streets of a small Texas town bleed more than just Southern charm in "The Bitterwine Oath", a feminist coming-of-age story with a supernatural twist. Nat just wants to enjoy her last summer before she and her friends scatter... Read More

Collection editor Dale Peterson calls his experiences with elephants in Asia and Africa “among the most transformative” of his life. The heartwarming, heartrending essays of "Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant" reveal the... Read More