A moving insider’s account of Kurdish conflicts, Nuri’s work captures a truth more devastating than fiction. Journalist Ayub Nuri’s war memoir "Being Kurdish in a Hostile World" chronicles a life lived in conflict. Spanning from... Read More

Sarah M. Eden’s "Love Remains" is a charming historical romance in the Hope Springs series. It brings together a blind teacher and an Irish berry farmer in Wyoming Territory, in 1871. Tavish O’Connor and Cecily Attwater aren’t... Read More

Well-crafted and moving, this is a novel in which settings and feelings are both vividly portrayed. Grief, the seemingly impossible task of healing, and the bridge between animals and humans take center stage in Dawn Reno Langley’s... Read More

“When I began my journey, I anticipated danger at every turn,” writes Kate McCahill, whose rugged solo trip, mostly by bus, took her through ten Latin American countries. When she started out, following Paul Theroux’s 1979 route in... Read More

This is science fiction with an ecological focus, delivering a sharp story alongside questions of how humans relate to their world. Brenda Cooper’s "Wilders" is a captivating eco-thriller that finds a young girl breaking free from an... Read More

Combined with strong female leads, both heroic and villainous, the ever growing and changing cast of characters has something for everyone. Thirteen-year-old Sam may be known in certain circles as “Samuel Elias Barconian, Lord of the... Read More

This is remarkable work that makes an indelible mark upon perceptions of modern Africa. Agbor Emmanuel’s "Beyond the Sahara" is an on-the-road adventure set in contemporary Africa that entertains, informs, and forces the rethinking of... Read More

With its tense action sequences and strong female characters, this romance will also satisfy fans of crime thrillers. Bouquets of flowers and boxes of chocolate have no place in Jayne Menard’s "New Growth". This suspense- filled second... Read More