Amanda Cox’s poignant novel "The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery" waltzes “between grief and joy” as its mothers and daughters grow to appreciate each other’s strengths. Sarah, after being widowed, returns to the Old Depot... Read More

In Christopher de Vinck’s novel "Mr. Nicholas", a hardened newspaperman’s life is rocked by a small boy’s love and an encounter with a mysterious old man. On his way to interview a beekeeper, Jim sees Anna’s car clinging to the... Read More

Lori Benton’s wrenching second novel in the Kindred series probes the wounds of the US’s racist past to prove that love and God conquer all. Seona is a former slave who lives in Boston with her son, Gabriel. Gabriel’s father, Ian,... Read More

In the novel "The Boy without a Soul", religious fundamentalism leads to drama in a Southern town whose residents obsess over morality and salvation. K. Duncan Deaton’s novel "The Boy without a Soul" deals with the intergenerational... Read More

In Susie Finkbeiner’s touching novel "The Nature of Small Birds", an unusual adoption shows that families don’t have to be perfect in order to be loving. In the first of three interconnected story lines, Linda marries into the... Read More

An engaging, ragtag group makes their way through a changed landscape in "Apocalypse: Managed", an eccentric end times novel. In Jonathan Andrew’s amusing farcical novel "Apocalypse: Managed" a British middle manager defends his... Read More

In the faith-filled novel "An Adventure with Abba Father", an exuberant girl brings a small town together. In Daisy Ruth Oñate Sohne’s Christian novel "An Adventure with Abba Father", a family moves to a new town and discovers the... Read More

An epistolary religious text for young readers, "Mr. Smitty Notes: Genesis 1-11" argues that the biblical precepts that helped to shape America’s past are still relevant today. "Mr. Smitty Notes: Genesis 1-11" is made up of religious... Read More