"Drain the Marsh" mixes historical and current events with healthy dollops of fantasy for a modern and timely political satire. A playwright and a demagogue stumble along their chosen career paths in Catherine Baird’s historical comedy... Read More

The romance of nine days aboard the Pullman Hotel Express gives way to disenchantment when violence on the frontier forces women to choose between silence and freedom. A Transcontinental Affair, Jodi Daynard’s elegant historical novel,... Read More

In Jeff Gomez’s "Unfamous Men", two friends toil as migrant field workers in California, dreaming of a better life. One is hulking, loyal, and simple; the other is ambitious, quick-tempered, and bitter. It’s an open re-envisioning of... Read More

That Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is an important chronicler of Soviet era Russia is hardly in dispute; his novels are among the most memorable depictions of that era. That’s certainly true of The Red Wheel, his massive, multi-volume account... Read More

A young soldier struggles to find peace and purpose in the aftermath of the American Civil War in Death’s Drummer. The dangers and delights of hunting for gold in post-Civil War America are explored in David S. Leonard’s historical... Read More

"I See a New America" is a thought-provoking historical novel concerned with the complex relationships between race, racism, ethnicity, and identity. A young man contemplates the intricacies of race and race relations in King Virgil... Read More

Gary Gatlin: Reluctant Hero is a historical novel whose wholesome demeanor and nostalgic wartime spirit are delightful. In Carl F. Haupt’s historical novel Gary Gatlin: Reluctant Hero, a Utah farm boy is caught up in South Pacific... Read More

"Eastbound from Flagstaff" is a thoughtful Christian novel whose portrayal of 1920s America is accomplished. Annette Valentine’s bittersweet Christian historical novel "Eastbound from Flagstaff" brings 1920s Detroit to life. When... Read More