A blend of mystery and supernatural elements bolster the message of this feminist novel. Witchcraft and women’s history propel this paranormal fantasy into a precarious realm of superstition and sexist perceptions. "The Mark on Eve",... Read More

Genre-bending, gender-bending, dialect-filled, and fascinating, this steampunk novel handles old West racism with humor and grit. Lou Merriwether is a “psychopomp”—she has the ability to help spirits stuck in the land of the living... Read More

This funny adventure in the Ottoman Empire illuminates a slice of history not often covered in young-adult fiction. When King James the III of England and VIII of Scotland gifts young Charles Henby with a white-feathered tricorn hat,... Read More

Stephen Eoannou displays raw power, grace, and style in his appropriately titled collection, "Muscle Cars". Stephen Eoannou is confident enough as a writer to let his characters tell their own tales without undue literary embellishment,... Read More

Drama set against a vivid locale turns this love story into a satisfying, erotic tale. "Love Starved", by Kate Fierro, is a swirl of drama, miscommunication, and sexual tension. Fierro builds the story vividly against the backdrop of... Read More

Eastern philosophy and romance converge in this novel that reads like a fable. Bhagwati Charan Verma’s novel "The Dancer, Her Lover and the Yogi" braids Eastern philosophy with a whirlwind romance and offers a satisfying if... Read More

This wholesomely earnest novel is peppered with a dash of old-school mischief and fun. Jerome Mark Antil’s Mary Crane and a Pompey Hollow Book Club Séance with Sherlock, the latest installment in the adventures of the Pompey Hollow... Read More

Cannell shines the sun on a possible cause of autism: lack of vitamin D. When John J. Cannell was just starting out as a physician in 1975, he saw something that was then rare: a patient who fit the symptoms of a range of... Read More