San Francisco scenery and culture are injected in "Devour", a gritty crime thriller about a vast conspiracy. David Temple’s sharp thriller "Devour" includes lost family members and an innocent man accused of a heinous murder. Michael... Read More

"Perfect iSland" is an experimental novel about the effects of political turmoil and personal tragedy on two ordinary Singaporeans. A couple struggles to stay together as a dictatorship threatens their country in Sanjay Perera’s novel... Read More

"Saxxons in Witherston" is a murder mystery that focuses on optimism and community more than the crimes themselves. In Betty Jean Craige’s cozy mystery "Saxxons in Witherston", a town attempts to repel a hate group while solving a... Read More

"Ghost Riders of Cumberland Gap" is thoughtful when tackling both its historical subject matter and adolescent concerns. In Ron Chandler’s coming-of-age novel "Ghost Riders of Cumberland Gap", chronically ill teenagers travel through... Read More

"Nation of the Beasts" is a bewitching fantasy novel—both bold and exciting. Mariana Palova’s "Nation of the Beasts" is a supernatural coming-of-age story, full of action and family bonds. Ever since he was a child, Elisse could see... Read More

The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 2 is a satisfying family saga about growing up and coming into one’s own. Nicole Dieker’s The Biographies of Ordinary People, Vol. 2: 2004–2016 brings back the Gruber girls as they grow... Read More

Ned and his crew are a beating heart amid the abstraction of war, whether fighting in closed rooms of power or along the front. Narratively styled like a boy’s adventure story with heavy paternalistic overtones, Preston Fleming’s The... Read More

Wonderful details offer a peek into another culture and will help children learn to love and accept all people. Paul Sutherland’s Sharon’s Song was inspired by Maurice Hasa’s “Kaleke Kasome” and is a sweet book about a little... Read More