Jaymi’s pursuits are a revenge fantasy taken to the next level, with moral and ethical quandaries wound in. Magical realism meets old school noir in Rohan Quine’s technological thriller "The Beasts of Electra Drive", which poses... Read More

The novel’s descriptions of trying to find human connection in a world driven by materialism are both thought provoking and darkly funny. Rob Reynolds’s "Wire Mother Monkey Baby" is a comic, voice-driven novel of ideas. Consisting of... Read More

Through the tumult caused by those around him, Darwin seems able to maintain his innate goodness. In "Guardian of Deceit" by William H. Coles, sixteen-year-old orphan Darwin Hastings finds himself—and his enormous trust... Read More

One cold October, thirteen-year-old Sal and her younger half-sister, Peppa, escape from their alcoholic mother and sexually abusive stepfather into the wilds of Scotland, setting up camp in Galloway Forest Park. As the winter advances,... Read More

Parts per Million veers back to the early 2000s, as America somberly moves into a new millennium already shadowed by 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Three activists have banded together in Portland, Oregon, sharing a house and a passion for... Read More

"Whiskey and Ribbons" is an absorbing delight, illumined by richly described relationships and thoughtful explorations of life’s central questions. The tale of a young police officer killed in the line of duty, "Whiskey and Ribbons" is... Read More

Audrey Schulman’s engrossing novel is a combination of dystopian fiction, science fiction, and a love story, uniting bonobos and survival in the not-so-distant future. Dr. Francine Burk, a recent MacArthur winner, has decided to share... Read More

Heather Chisvin’s pensive, eloquent novel traces the paths of two Russian Jewish sisters: one based in Winnipeg, the other in Manhattan; one who commits suicide, one a survivor left with unanswerable questions. It reveals the trauma... Read More