"A Knapsack Full of Dreams" is a cogent, genuine nursing memoir straight from the front lines of social justice. Toronto street nurse and social activist Cathy Crowe advocates for equitable health care and national housing reform in... Read More

Both contemplative and thrilling, this biotech story of a discovery in the jungle holds attention through its twists and turns. Ellsworth James’s biomedical thriller "Third Messenger" blends science fiction and science fact into a... Read More

In D. P. Lyle’s engrossing "Sunshine State", a team goes undercover to solve a layered mystery. Reluctant but effective PI Jake Longly journeys to a sleepy Florida town to prove that a murderer didn’t commit all of the crimes... Read More

In Michelle Barker’s "The House of One Thousand Eyes", it’s 1983, and the German Democratic Republic is on lockdown. Orphaned when her parents died in a factory explosion, all seventeen-year-old Lena Altman has left are her aunt,... Read More

The Chronicles of Iona: Island-Pilgrim is a swift, mesmeric historical tale about the men who shape a nascent nation. Paula de Fougerolles’s Chronicles of Iona: Island-Pilgrim is engrossing historical fiction relaying the creation of... Read More

"McDowell" is an ambitious, often captivating character study. William H. Coles’s engaging novel "McDowell" is a story of hubris and personal transformation. Haughty doctor Hiram McDowell, a nominee for secretary of Health and Human... Read More

"Secret Keeper" is as gorgeously written as Emily’s process to healing is rendered. This is a standout novel. Jane Alvey Harris’s thoroughly immersive young adult fantasy "Secret Keeper" interweaves a teenage girl’s journey through... Read More

"McDowell" is a moral tale with a touch of modern ambiguity. William H. Coles’s "McDowell" draws from headline issues and a contemporary American setting to tell an unabashedly allegorical tale. Prominent physician Hiram McDowell has... Read More