Precise and vivid, "Where You Come From Is Gone" is a philosophical historical novel covering a rural family’s shifts to adapt to changing times. The intricacies of a livelihood and rural Midwestern family dynamics are explored on a... Read More

Boyhood doubts and curiosities form the compelling, intimate foundation of "The Conspiracy of the Christ", a theological memoir that dissects texts and asks in-the-weeds questions about religion. Michael LaFond’s... Read More

"A Man Askew" is an intriguing novel in which an everyman’s fortunes take unusual twists. A downtrodden copy editor investigates his detective father’s past in Joe Costanzo’s brooding novel "A Man Askew", about uncertainties in the... Read More

An intricate and empathetic speculative novel, "The Water Carriers" follows a billionaire’s growth toward concern for the thirsty planet. In Gregory Greunke’s imaginative dystopian novel "The Water Carriers", a wealthy heir aims to... Read More

A Roman hero experiences love, deception, and celebration in the suspenseful historical novel "The Legend of Valentine". In Sheldon Collins’s gripping historical novel "The Legend of Valentine", a young soldier defends country and... Read More

In Gianni Rodari’s madcap allegorical fairy tale "Lamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto", an Italian nonagenarian’s villa is besieged by unwelcome guests. Baron Lamberto is plagued by twenty-four sicknesses, including arteriosclerosis and... Read More

Viewing movements toward women’s equality through the lens of riding horses, Eliza McGraw’s "Astride" is a charming history book. At the turn of the twentieth century, just as horse-riding began to go out of fashion for society men,... Read More

Keith Gilyard’s sprawling memoir "The Promise of Language" makes a passionate case for the power of language, particularly Black language, to transform lives and enliven art and culture. Born in Harlem and raised in Queens, Gilyard... Read More