A grieving woman seeks the truth about her origins abroad in the warm novel "La Espina (The Thorn)". Unwavering bonds exist among family members and friends in Carol Alford’s novel "La Espina (The Thorn)", in which a woman pursues the... Read More

In the gritty novel "Garbage Boy", a principled high schooler’s mundane life takes a dangerous turn. In Michael McMullen’s bleak coming-of-age novel "Garbage Boy", a teenager’s family struggles are complicated by issues of drugs,... Read More

In the historical novel "Journey to the Pacific", a dreamer influences the growth of his frontier community. Judith A. Perkins’s historical novel "Journey to the Pacific" is the story of one man’s dream of seeing the Pacific Ocean... Read More

Celebrating women’s connections with heartfelt wit and emotion, the novel "There Are No Rules for This" is about unabashed grief and intentional joie de vivre. In JJ Elliott’s novel "There Are No Rules for This", an unexpected... Read More

Recounting the stages of a couple’s cross-country move, "Redneck Riviera" is an amiable, humor-filled novel. In James Hooker’s reflective novel "Redneck Riviera", a couple flees Silicon Valley for North Carolina’s coast. In 2002,... Read More

Mark Powell’s brooding Southern novel "The Late Rebellion" dives into the psychology of a multigenerational South Carolina family whose members rage against the future and cling to the past. Richard, a bank founder, receives a call... Read More

In Christine Read’s novel "Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again", a lonely fifth grader with ADHD tries to fit in at a new school. In her new school, Queenie hopes for an understanding principal, a caring teacher, and just one girl to be... Read More

In T. L. Simpson’s moving coming-of-age novel "Strong Like You", a high school student in Arkansas struggles to understand what happened to his missing father. When the book begins, Walker’s father is already gone without... Read More