Across a span of decades, people either evade or take risks when it comes to the loves and lives they desire in the affecting novel "Scarlet Birthright", about a determined family’s efforts to forgive. Scarlet Ibis James’s haunting... Read More

A work of variety and experimentation, the short story collection "20/40" treats the near future with speculative fervor and inventive storytelling. Steven Sarshik’s science fiction collection "20/40" glimpses into the near future with... Read More

"Your Journey to Successful Parenting" is an insightful parenting guide in which a child psychologist sifts through a variety of situations the parents of young children may face, proffering commonsense solutions. Clinical psychologist... Read More

An intelligent but isolated young man proves reluctant to come of age in the satirical novel "Doctor Robert". Bobby Lopez’s wry novel "Doctor Robert" takes on the shortcomings of the mental health field. Well-read, culturally... Read More

Questions about how a longer human lifespan might shape society—and about who should command such technology—are at the center of the musing thriller "The Forever Factor". In Tom Hogan and Amanda Iles’s medical thriller "The... Read More

Capturing medieval religious uncertainty and persecution with clarity, "The Tale of the English Templar" is an evocative historical novel. In Helena P. Schrader’s provocative historical novel "The Tale of the English Templar", the... Read More

A boy who can visualize the effects of what people say or feel comes into his own in the intriguing novel "Energy Wars". In Jodi Dee’s fantasy novel "Energy Wars", a teenager discovers that emotions are more powerful, complex, and... Read More

Empathetic in naming and combating ingrained belief systems, "Muse" is a supportive self-help guide for women. Clinical psychologist Amanda Hanson’s uplifting self-help book "Muse" helps women redefine themselves in a patriarchal... Read More