Steamy escapades reveal one woman’s perspective on romantic love and its purpose (or lack thereof) in our modern world. If men can be bachelors, why can’t women? This is the central question Vicki Marie Stolsen poses in her... Read More

The social movements of the 1970s make a perfect backdrop for this coming-of-age story of four young women. Four twentysomething girlfriends navigate changing social mores and complicated love lives in 1970s Toronto. In Sheila Horne’s... Read More

This young hero’s journey is highly readable and never short on exciting plot twists. Fast-paced and compelling, Mark Murphy’s "The Curse of the Thrax" follows a young boy’s rambling quest in a world both mysterious and oddly... Read More

The variety of voices provides a conversational account of issues a diabetic might encounter. In Balancing Diabetes: Conversations about Finding Happiness and Living Well, blogger Kerri Sparling recounts her lifelong experience with type... Read More

Darker moments balance the portrait of a place marked as much by seasonal change as by its irresistible mythology and history. Gardener-in-chief Alain Baraton reveals the Palace of Versailles—seat of the former monarchy, symbol of... Read More

Battle-scarred veterans are depicted as both victims and heroes in this explosive police thriller. It might seem cliché to have a narrative about former veterans as cops trying to stop madmen from blowing up innocents. It’s true we... Read More

The poems in "Strange Life" are constructed with terrible and forthright beauty, both existential and hauntingly specific. From Eleanor Lerman (The Sensual World Re-Emerges, 2011), a National Book Award-nominated poet and Guggenheim... Read More

With its solid structure and fast pace, along with a standout sleuth, Lane’s story makes a worthy new entry into the suspense genre. Robert Lane sets the stage for his cross-generational government/dirty-business suspense story, "The... Read More