In Matt Miksa’s political thriller "13 Days to Die", American and Chinese agents work together as a deadly virus threatens to cause worldwide devastation. Olen is used to working undercover in dangerous territories. But between the... Read More
"The Believer" is the expansive story of John E. Mack, a preeminent Harvard Medical School professor and psychiatrist whose exploration of alien abduction phenomena nearly destroyed his career and reputation. Born in 1929 to wealthy... Read More
In Amanda Dennis’s melancholy literary novel "Her Here", a wounded graduate student translates the story of a fellow wanderer. Since her mother died, Elena has shuddered her way through daily existence. She’s assigned herself new... Read More
In Claudia Hernández’s complicated novel about war, longing, disappointment, and resilience, "Slash and Burn", story and style vie for supremacy. The story begins with the memory of a schoolgirl struggling through an exam on which the... Read More
In Andrea Carter’s wonderful Ireland-set cozy mystery "The Well of Ice", murder comes to town over one memorable Christmas week. Sarah Benedicta O’Keeffe—Ben, for short––has lived in Donegal for only a short time. She serves as... Read More
In Lisa DeSelm’s feminist young adult take on Pinocchio, a girl who became real through enchantment comes into her own and fights for her community’s well being. Seven years ago, Piro was fashioned from wood and spoken to life under... Read More
In Wendy Voorsanger’s novel "Prospects of a Woman", a woman travels to Gold Rush California, where her New England upbringing, femininity, and traditional role are challenged. In California, Elisabeth and her husband Nate discover that... Read More
The fabulist translated Yiddish tales collected in "Honey on the Page" speak with grace to the tensions and joys of Jewish life. Both didactic and celebratory, the collection first concerns itself with stories about Jewish holidays,... Read More