The blend of memoir and case study balances well and provides a striking portrait of both sides of a homeless shelter. A blend of memoir, social advocacy, and stories about homeless men in Memphis, Tennessee, "The Concrete Killing... Read More

Rooney successfully captures both the excitement of a political campaign and the ennui of a going-nowhere office job in this character-driven novel. In Kathleen Rooney’s novel "O, Democracy!", working on a Senate reelection campaign... Read More

This debut work is a clear-eyed look at the many ways plans can derail, and at the resilience of those who get back on track. Four men, four women, one college semester in Italy. Gail Mencini’s debut novel adds the volatility of young... Read More

See that antique couch in the thrift store, the one with stained cushions and a hideous retro pattern? It’s the perfect shape, the perfect size, and the wooden legs match your living room fireplace like nothing has ever matched... Read More

Colorful characters, escalating pace, and the fate of the Earth highlight this exciting space opera. It’s a theme as tried and as true as John Carter of Mars or Flash Gordon: A man (or a boy, in this case) from Earth is somehow... Read More

“Almost anything can happen in the colonies,” an elderly vicar says encouragingly to a woefully inadequate student who contemplates leaving 1773 England for America. Such begins the journey and journals of Luke Carr, the narrator of... Read More

A supposed benefactor seeks to ruin the lives of two friends; a leader of the African American community sacrifices his daughter to a higher cause; a scholarship student becomes a shill for a veiled racist enterprise; and a lynching... Read More

An attraction to a beautiful stranger proves a critical mistake for rich New York playboy Tobias Mead in the gripping thriller The Kiss After Midnight. When Tobias meets stunning Penelope Salazar one evening, he is instantly drawn to... Read More