The historical West was lawless and degenerate—a place of perps and victims, lots of victims. Kat Cameron is haunted by the experiences of those least among us, commoners of the Western prairies, especially women, and her searing work... Read More

Genetic engineering is behind the movements of "Baby Steps", a novel that dramatizes both philosophical musings and scientific revelations. In Eugene Clark’s robust novel "Baby Steps", independent parents grapple with the morality and... Read More

Green’s Discovery is, in some ways, the ultimate fantasy: a group of all-powerful aliens arrive, able and willing to fix every major problem on Earth. Alien visitors transform Earth into a proto-utopia in R. W. Karp’s science fiction... Read More

"Upon This Pale Hill" is a meditative novel that layers spiritual musings on top of millennial angst. In Patrick Ashe’s intriguing coming-of-age novel "Upon This Pale Hill", a philosophical young man hopes to make sense of his life.... Read More

Its stories united by themes of finding a home, "Grace for Grace" is poetic and avante garde. Steve De Jarnatt’s short story collection "Grace for Grace" pairs imaginative literary language with flawed characters in obscure situations.... Read More

Oh, the things we know by the way trees grow: about the planet’s climate over the past couple thousand years, about population fluctuation from ancient Rome forward, about solar radiation variations, atmospheric pressure systems,... Read More

Snatch 2&20 is a clever, cynical novel about the absurdities of capitalism and the people who prop it up. A Wall Street flunky becomes entangled in his boss’s machinations in Luke E. Fellows’s comedic novel Snatch 2&20. Giles... Read More

Distilling anhedonia to its essence, Sometimes When I’m Sad’s calm approach to educating children and adults invites discussions. Deborah Serani’s clearcut, holistic picture book Sometimes When I’m Sad introduces childhood... Read More