A development project ignites a community’s sense of activism in the lesson-filled novel "The Caretaker". In Ken Saik’s idealized novel "The Caretaker", citizens of idyllic Aspen Grove explore what it means to care for a place or a... Read More

A mournful daughter navigates generational gaps as she investigates her family’s past in the sympathetic novel Klara’s Truth. In Susan Weissbach Friedman’s evocative novel Klara’s Truth, an American anthropology and archaeology... Read More

In the emotive novel Frank’s Shadow, a man’s complicated relationship with his father shapes him in both positive and negative ways. In Doug McIntyre’s novel Frank’s Shadow, a middle-aged man seeks self-understanding while coping... Read More

In the revealing novel "The More Beyond", generational clashes over mental illness leave a woman feeling isolated. In Jill Charlotte Thomas’s novel "The More Beyond", upper-class society is lonely for a woman with mental health... Read More

In Susan Sullivan’s uplifting chapter book "Bob Tales", a stray feline is rescued, seeks adventures, and learns that he’s capable and loved. At first mangy and unnamed, Bob is a black cat who scavenges on the streets and retreats... Read More

Linda LeGarde Grover’s graceful novel "A Song over Miskwaa Rapids", set on Ojibwe land in Minnesota, pairs a sordid mystery with supernatural influences. Mozhay Point, a recurring locale from Grover’s two previous novels, hosts an... Read More

While working as migrants, a Mi’kmaq family is rent by their daughter’s disappearance in Amanda Peters’s decades-spanning, heartrending novel "The Berry Pickers". Even before Ruthie disappeared from the Maine field where her... Read More

"All Body Bags and No Knickers" is a slow-burning mystery novel in which a couple’s perfect honeymoon exposes lies that could break family bonds. In Shawe Ruckus’s mystery novel "All Body Bags and No Knickers", a globe-trotting... Read More