Two troubled girls form a lifelong connection in E. J. Schwartz’s compassionate novel "Before We Were Blue". Frail but charismatic Rowan doesn’t give the first impression of having been traumatized. When she was admitted to RR, a... Read More

"In the Aftermath" is a masterful novel in which a man’s suicide leaves indelible marks on those he left behind. In Jane Ward’s novel "In the Aftermath", a man’s decision to take his own life has far-reaching effects on others.... Read More

An ex-Mossad agent tackles international challenges in this thriller with a heavy message. Ancient religious artifacts and Middle Eastern rifts direct Charles Lichtman’s bold thriller "The Sword of David", which centers on a quest to... Read More

Alex Lubertozzi’s science fiction novel "Any Other World Will Do" presents an alien vision of Earth’s possible future. It’s a send-up of the genre that wraps its earnest warning in plausible deniability. In 1986, Barcelona teems... Read More

"Autumn Leaves, 1922" is a sumptuous spy romp with an irresistible heroine. Glamorous gossip columnist Kiki is bereaved and beauty-starved when she returns to Paris from her mother’s deathbed in Australia. The jazz age is in full... Read More

Ghosts, dragons, and darker creatures populate the short stories of Zen Cho’s captivating collection "Spirits Abroad". In this book: spirits are everywhere. Some are friendly enough, while some go to horrific extremes to get what they... Read More

Camille Roy’s rich literary collection "Honey Mine" features outcasts and shows what it’s like to live as one. In the book’s sixteen short entries (both prose and poetry pieces), the character who speaks is always named Camille.... Read More

Rajiv Mohabir’s poetic memoir "Antiman" traces colonialism’s ongoing legacy within the hybrid identities of he and his family. A descendant of indenture, Mohabir’s family moved from India to Guyana to work as coolies in the sugar... Read More