This novel is an interesting, compelling, and unusual political journey through an election season. An unconventional and often funny look at the nuances of modern politics, "The Cleaning Crew" by Richard D. Hayes is an account of what... Read More

The book shows that the popularity of the cuisine is due, in part, to the fact that it was never strictly Chinese. Anne Mendelson’s Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey is a thoughtful and absorbing study of how... Read More

"Coyote" is an entertaining, fast, and refreshing mix of murder, greed, philosophy, mystery, and woman power. Coyote: A Jessica James Mystery is the very funny yet profoundly dark second novel in Kelly Oliver’s series about the... Read More

Cyril Pedrosa follows up his well-regarded graphic novel Portugal with the ambitious and beautifully drawn "Equinoxes", which combines the distinct stories of several modern-day individuals, and the wordless tale of a boy living... Read More

How do we communicate the ideas and hopes that mean the most to us—and at what risk? That question recurs throughout Kaitlyn Greenidge’s debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman. The novel focuses on the Freeman family, tapped to... Read More

Savage Wells, Wyoming, isn’t the easiest place to call home. Frontier beauty Paisley Bell would know. She’s the town’s acting sheriff, dispensing justice with one hand while she cares for her aging father with the other. She’s so... Read More

Stephanie Knipper’s novel treats autism spectrum disorders with dignity and compassion. The little girl at the center of Stephanie Knipper’s magical new novel, "The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin", is afflicted with the gift... Read More

The popularity of local farmers’ markets and community-supported agriculture (CSA) initiatives often involves a common question: what to do with an uncommon or abundant supply of—insert fruit/vegetable/herb of choice here—and how... Read More