A romance with unexpected twists, complicated layers, and tense near misses, "Mary Poser" is a gratifying trip. Angel A’s "Mary Poser" is a heartfelt, pistol-shot-paced intercultural romance set in Nashville. A compliant pastor’s... Read More

Difficulties are not all for nothing in "Rock Solid", a historical saga about human resilience. Carolyn Muir Helfenstein’s historical family saga "Rock Solid" reveals the tenacity it took settlers to survive and thrive in colonial... Read More

"Warm Water" relatably explores what it means to grow up and grow old. Warm Water: A Collection of Memories by T. J. Richards is a memoir that shares an array of snapshots from the broad span of one man’s life. Richards spent his... Read More

"Death of a Movie Star" evolves past its satire to become an engaging examination of the nuanced people behind famous faces. Timothy Patrick’s "Death of a Movie Star" paints a vivid picture of the price of fame. It is a compelling and... Read More

Straddling the line between hallucination, magical realism, and the ordinary hormone-fueled weirdness of adolescence, the text is sympathetic and captivating. Two tough, scrappy heroines, one young and the other old, combine to make... Read More

Both bright and brittle, The Story of Miss Berta London is an intriguing and entertaining trip through one woman’s reinvention. With an interesting and modern premise, Jihan Latimer’s "The Tale of Miss Berta London" is a story of... Read More

The gods of poetry surely must experience severe bouts of eye-rolling boredom—a result of all too many weightless, inconsequential poems. But this anthology for young adults demonstrates poetry’s superpowers by offering more than... Read More

Brian Leung’s "Ivy vs. Dogg" delivers a stinging commentary of how unchecked voyeurism has impacted modern politics, making it a politician’s business to get into everybody’s business. This Election for the internet age is a heady,... Read More