A modern morality tale of male hubris, high jinks, and humility comes in brilliant prose. Author and creative writing professor Michael Piafsky is a word wizard who moves readers from pity to humor to pathos in "All the Happiness You... Read More

With a plot interwoven with secrets and twists, young Maggie’s story of homeschooling and escape shines light on her eight siblings’ inner worlds. After years of raising her eight siblings in near isolation, nineteen-year-old Maggie... Read More

With succinct observation, the narrator correctly identifies the motives and hope of Mexican immigrants. Texas is north of Mexico, but in John Mort’s insightful and delightful novel, "The Illegal", Texas is northern Mexico. Or so it... Read More

Flanagan’s voice—of a woman who came of age in the 1960s—reverberates throughout this well-written memoir. In "Swimming in Circles is Better Than Drowning", a baby boomer reflects candidly on life lessons learned on her journey... Read More

"Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is an intensely moving collection of poetry by a writer whose voice is fresh. "Conjuring My Leafy Muse" is, in numerous ways, a marvel of incantation and lyricism, a weaving of the supernatural, horrific,... Read More

An entertaining roast of “News Performance” in eighteenth-century London, this novel paints a vivid cultural melange of celebrity, misfortune, comedy, and moral bankruptcy. Leeds Merriweather is a gifted patterer whose livelihood... Read More

A medley of self-deprecating ruminations—sometimes serious, sometimes tongue-in-cheek—examine the lure of the past and its continuing complications. Veteran radio personality and current Sirius XM host Mike Feder presents eleven... Read More

A wide range of settings, deeply introspective characters, and dramatic plots reveal the powerful skills of this young writer. A young writer’s imaginative powers are amply displayed in this debut short story collection. These stories... Read More