"The Eight-Day Clock" has a sharp critical edge that sets it apart from any genre exercise and puts it into the realm of literary fiction and vital political satire. Dale Swanson’s new novel is a subversive noir tale set in the... Read More

"Testimony of the Senses" is passionately written with a vivid roster of characters. Cory Oldweiler’s "Testimony of the Senses" weaves an engrossing tale threaded with music and mythology. For young Emilio Tramonti, life begins without... Read More

Though it shows the disturbing sides of fundamentalism, this novel also compassionately portrays evangelical Christian life. A rare, earnest portrayal of evangelical, fundamentalist Christians—who speak in tongues, cast out demons, and... Read More

Paisner deftly uses the technique of grounding otherworldly fiction in everyday reality. Daniel Paisner’s "A Single Happened Thing" is an engaging novel that weaves past and present with baseball and life, in a tone of surety and warm... Read More

A polar bear is tapped to fill in for Santa in this fun and familiar story about saving Christmas. A polar bear named Caesar and his granddaughter help Santa Claus complete his Christmas Eve deliveries in Les C. Newvine’s picture book,... Read More

“If money, success, and beauty don’t make people happy, what does?” This question, asked by a wealthy, successful, beautiful, but obviously unhappy congregant, led Martin Thielen, a senior pastor at Cookeville United Methodist... Read More

Subtle hints of German folklore run through this layered family saga. "Almost Everything Very Fast", German novelist Christopher Kloeble’s first book to appear in English, begins with a young man’s search to learn the identity of his... Read More

Barrett’s fresh and irreverent voice demands to be heard in this riotous and biting satire. A. Igoni Barrett’s stunning debut novel, "Blackass", provokes laughter, tears, guilt, and rage as it plumbs the depths of racist and sexist... Read More