Harrowing wartime experiences leave an indelible mark on the lives of hardy soldiers in the gripping historical novel "The Tenth Trail Mark". In Joe Looby’s solemn historical novel "The Tenth Trail Mark", a soldier undertakes a... Read More

Structured like a sonata, the lucid memoir "Countermelodies" is about a flutist’s career and how it was marked by her relationships with men. Ernestine Whitman’s incisive memoir "Countermelodies" covers her career in the cutthroat... Read More

In Karen Barnett’s arresting historical novel "Through Water and Stone", a Christian family’s adoption leads to a deeper perspective on God’s provisions. In the 1940s, Henry, a Zion National Park ranger, is married to Alma. There... Read More

In Cale Plett’s fun novel "Wavelength", a famous teenage musician sheds their disguise to attend high school in search of authenticity and love. Facing pressure to remove the helmet that hides their face during their performances,... Read More

Giving life to the incidental, the forgotten, and the ignored, "The Shadow of the Mammoth", Fabio Morábito’s collection of eighteen distinctive, heartbreaking, and quirky tales, skews the intricacies of existence and compassion... Read More

Imaginative illustrations evoke the gamut of human emotions in this picture book about understanding and expressing feelings. Apt nature metaphors make the complex topic of emotions more digestible; children can borrow the language... Read More

Jerome Charyn’s bracing biographical novel is about Maria Callas’s transformation from a New York daughter of Greek immigrants to a world-famous opera soprano. When she’s a teenager, Maria’s ambitious mother brings her to Athens.... Read More

In Anbara Salam’s chilling novel "The Salvage", a marine archaeologist hunts down lost artifacts and ghosts in frigid waters. On the cusp of 1963, Marta performs a dive in remote Cairnroch to photograph local hero Captain James’s... Read More