Gorgeous watercolor illustrations and a motley band of creatures hit all the right notes in this Jazz Age take on a Cinderella story. Flora is a scullery maid in a grand hotel; she loves music, but can’t afford to attend the concerts... Read More

In Hiromi Kawakami’s transfixing novel "The Third Love", a Tokyo woman evades unhappy realities through her complex, sensual dreams. Even as a child, Riko was drawn to charming Naa-chan. While the “enfolding warmth” that she felt... Read More

A bereaved composer keeps the memory of his late wife alive by unusual means in Anne Sénès’s mesmerizing novel "Double Room". In the late 1990s, Stan receives an offer to compose music for a theatrical production. He travels from... Read More

A literary gyre with a small, religious Louisiana town at its center, "Sister Creatures", Laura Venita Green’s dazzling debut novel, follows the interconnected stories of haunted, hopeful women. Tess, ensconced in a longtime... Read More

A woman who’s driven by her fierce devotion to her dogs and her family goes up against her neighbors in court in the legal thriller "The Unseen Sacrifice". In Dani I. Tobbek’s gripping novel "The Unseen Sacrifice", loyalty,... Read More

Both eerie and lighthearted, the novel "When Shadows Burn" ties mysteries from the past into contemporary small-town disappearances. A man investigates the haunted house from his childhood in Todd Brown’s supernatural thriller "When... Read More

A lesson-filled guide to leading during turbulent eras of fear and division, "Courage Over Fear" is filled with actionable advice. Drawing on their experience as military and corporate consultants, Kristen Kavanaugh and Mike Randolph’s... Read More

Musings on God, art, and dreams wend into "The Sorcery of White Rats", an expressive fantasy novel. In Adam Bertocci’s eloquent fantasy novel "The Sorcery of White Rats", two women must choose to save or destroy the world. Bristol and... Read More