An intriguing, expectations-defying heroine pushes the boundaries of her world in the rewarding fantasy novel "The Exiled Queen". In Roxana Arama’s lavish fantasy novel "The Exiled Queen", a memorable princess proves her resilience... Read More

An unheralded descendant of Abraham honors the vibrant women of her tribe in "The Scrolls of Deborah", Esther Goldenberg’s quiet triumph of biblical fiction. “Everybody has a story to tell, a song to sing, a life that makes a... Read More

Focused on labor struggles and class differences, the alluring historical novel "Elly Robin: Bird in a Gilded Cage" positions its scrappy heroine for further adventures. In P. D. Quaver’s invigorating historical novel "Elly Robin: Bird... Read More

Delighting in the excess of 1950s Southern California atmospheres, "The Esmeralda Goodbye" is a winking noir novel with a winsome hero. Featuring American celebrities and cultural icons, Corey Lynn Fayman’s crime novel "The Esmeralda... Read More

In Jay Neugeboren’s contemplative novel, a marriage is haunted by French existentialist Albert Camus. Tolle is a dancer who meets Camus—an intellectual titan who’s portrayed in dynamic terms—at a Paris bistro just before his... Read More

In Linda DeMeulemeester’s historical novel Ephemia Rimaldi, a lonely girl searches for her estranged father. In Canada in the early 1900s, Effy dodges rotten tomatoes and insults on the streets of Toronto alongside her suffragist Aunt... Read More

In Jacquelyn Benson’s adventure-filled novel "Empire of Shadows", a British bluestocking teams up with a dashing American surveyor in hopes of finding an ancient secret. In the nineteenth century, spirited, impulsive Ellie harbors... Read More

Louis Timagène Houat’s harrowing, hopeful abolition novel "The Maroons" introduces a crucial Black narrative to the English canon. A maroon, a term used during the Indian Ocean slave trade, is defined as a fugitive, a Black person who... Read More