"Travel Diaries of the Dead and Delusional" is a haunting coming-of-age story that follows two lost teenagers as they fight demons from their pasts. Nineteen-year-old Langley is troubled, but she wants to stay that way. She suffers from... Read More

Chuck Caruso’s "The Meaning of Blood" promises a descent into a netherworld of blood and perversity, and it delivers on this as well as something even more heinous: the idea that ordinary people crave blood and perversity just as much... 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

This dramatic New Orleans story plays on themes of loss and love. William H. Coles’s unpredictable novel The Surgeon’s Wife focuses on the romantic relationships and family dynamics of two surgeons. Mike Boudreaux is a surgeon living... Read More

"Buckets, Dippers, and Lids" is a well-constructed, inspirational self-help book for young readers. Carol McCloud offers practical tools and tips for happiness in her book Buckets, Dippers, and Lids. Taking a clever and abstract approach... Read More

Writing is clipped and punchy; at times, it intentionally obfuscates, and its gory details are sure to set stomachs churning. Nicholas Day’s short story collection "Now That We’re Alone" is a bizarre mix of makeshift golems, ghosts,... Read More

"TimeTilter" breathes new life into standard genre elements. Sonia Ellis’s "TimeTilter" is an engaging, character-driven young adult adventure that sets a group of discarded teens against a ruthless corporation with shocking... Read More

A web of conflict, both internal and external, is addressed in this intelligent and imaginative narrative. In Jeremy D. Holden’s "Sea of Doubt", the Second Coming requires a public relations campaign, one making certain the Messiah... Read More