Rilla Askew’s historical novel "Prize for the Fire" is the tragic, passionate story of an Englishwoman who lived during the reign of Henry VIII. In 1537, Martha faces an arranged marriage. But her sudden death leaves a void in the... Read More

In Paul M. Duffy’s intricate historical novel "Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound", a medieval slave interrogates his loyalties during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Alberic, the son of an Anglo-Norman, spies a chance to... Read More

J. L. Delozier’s eerie mystery novel "The Photo Thief" involves a detective, a murderer, and a teenage girl with unusual gifts. Dan just lost his daughter to cancer; he’s still reeling when he’s asked to investigate a socialite’s... Read More

Heather Camlot’s "The Prisoner and the Writer" tells the story of the Dreyfus Affair for early readers. In 1895, Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason against France. He was sentenced to prison on remote Devil’s Island, where he... Read More

Driven by their convictions and their passion for music, two English sisters provide aid to German Jewish families in Marianne Monson’s kaleidoscopic historical novel "The Opera Sisters". In the 1930s, Ida and Louise are typists in... Read More

An observant girl navigates adolescence in a vibrant neighborhood in Chelene Knight’s coming-of-age novel "Junie". In 1933 in Vancouver, Junie and her mother, Maddie, move to the East End, a neighborhood teeming with life and color.... Read More

A soldier with the German SS during World War II is confronted about his involvement sixty-five years later in the gripping graphic novel "The Journey of Marcel Grob". Marcel is an eighty-three-year-old retired engineer when he faces a... Read More

In 1920s Arkansas, two blues musicians run into trouble and tragedy in the graphic novel "Bluesman". Based on the real mechanics of being a blues musician in 1920s America, the book follows itinerant players as they travel from town to... Read More