"Madame PhD" is about achieving success despite the hardships brought about by race and economic class. Gwynette Ford Lacy’s memoir "Madame PhD" is about defeating the odds and following dreams of academic success. Lacy grew up... Read More

"The Ritual of Forgetting" is an irresistible high fantasy novel that places the fate of four awed-over princesses, and their troubled kingdoms, at its center. Mindi Meltz’s rich and captivating fantasy epic "The Ritual of Forgetting"... Read More

"Lions and Tigers and Cong" is a war memoir with literary flourishes. Theodore Wild’s "Lions and Tigers and Cong" is a bracing firsthand account of the grunt’s life during America’s long war in Vietnam. In 1966, Wild was an average... Read More

With its focus on the presence of God in human lives, "Hearts Set Free" is a powerful and inspiring novel. Jess Lederman’s uplifting and compelling Christian novel "Hearts Set Free" is about hearts that come to Jesus in unexpected... Read More

Erika Mailman’s kaleidoscopic narrative melds true crime, historical fiction, and elements of a psychological thriller, all hinging on a singular question: “Who isn’t a survivor from the wreckage of childhood?” To answer that... Read More

Esme and Tommy’s deep kinship serves as a warm reminder of the power of loyalty. Set in Zumbro Falls, Minnesota, in 1904, Esme Dooley & the Kirkkomaki Circus is an eventful novel for middle-grade youth. Jane Donovan and Holly... Read More

"The Far Haven Treasury" introduces an imaginative fantasy world with historical parallels to our own, through which topics of love and justice are explored. Aleksandra Layland’s "The Far Haven Treasury" is an engaging and thoughtful... Read More

"The Flight of the Mango Flowers" adds perspective to the events following the Cuban revolution. In his memoir, Antonio Gordon recreates the era of the “Mango Flowers,” during which more than 14,000 Cuban children were sent by their... Read More