"Longworth" is an introspective novel in which a man’s days are directed by the historical circumstances he encounters. An irresponsible college student comes of age during the Vietnam War in J. Russell Smith’s historical novel... Read More

The historical novel "The Crossing" is dense with instances of love and contemplations on letting go of the past. In Ashby Jones’s historical novel "The Crossing", an exiled British soldier finds love in Prohibition-era America. Johnny... Read More

The true meaning of Christmas can be hard to find in troubled times, but the stories in "Gritty Southern Christmas Anthology" are earnest in searching for it. ’Tis the season to be truthful: the diverse stories collected in "Gritty... Read More

The historical novel "Children of the Dust" follows two veterans as they become vigilantes. In J. C. Bourg’s historical novel "Children of the Dust", Vietnam veterans and other war-traumatized heroes join forces. After an icy reception... Read More

A man rides the rails in the pilgrimage novel "The Last Professional", which proposes a free-spirited interpretation of the American dream. In Ed Davis’s historical novel "The Last Professional", gangs square off in an old school... Read More

The historical novel "Sugaring Down" shows that it’s all too easy to go too far when you’re trying to change the world. Young activists are determined to transform society in Dan Chodorkoff’s historical novel "Sugaring Down", which... Read More

In the historical mystery novel "The Seer", a woman who makes her living selling lies faces the truth about her past. In Eva Shaw’s historical mystery novel "The Seer", a cunning young psychic is asked to use her abilities to uncover... Read More

Sheldon Russell’s heartbreaking historical novel "A Particular Madness" is set in midcentury rural Oklahoma. Jacob is the second child in a poor farming family. Much of his childhood is spent in isolation. He has little interest in, or... Read More