A complex and disarming young woman follows her heart, lust, and taste for adventure in an unusual route to maturity and self-actualization. Lorraine M. López’s "The Darling" is a coming-of-age story in the time-honored tradition, a... Read More

Well-drawn characters and a rich prose style make this a strong historical debut. With his debut novel, "Honey from the Lion", Matthew Neill Null crafts a rich narrative about a team of timber workers who plan a violent general strike... Read More

This is an engaging and sympathetic tale of families and cultures, and the choices that shape them. Carl Nordgren’s "Worlds Between" is the second in the River of Lakes series, which began with The 53rd Parallel. With dual settings in... Read More

Z. Z. Boone’s debut story collection takes a clear-eyed look at everyday folks seeking an undefined “something else” that they can only find by going “off somewhere” other than where they are. With his mind ravaged by... Read More

Historically, women’s outspokenness has been dismissed as mere complaining, writes editor, author, and founder of Shade Mountain Press, Rosalie Morales Kearns, as she sets the stage for the thirty-six stories by women writers included... Read More

A spirited mother-daughter road trip to Mexico takes a turn for the humorous when long-dead relatives start showing up. "Fling!", Lily Iona Mackenzie’s debut novel, is a romp from Canada to Mexico that includes long-lost relatives,... Read More

Harnisch’s words and images dance vividly and repeat themselves in strange succession; even his most self-conscious writing has rhythmic energy and flair. Jonathan Harnisch doesn’t so much showcase literary genius as he grapples with... Read More

Meno has written a book that honors the values of old men and exposes their prejudices, where the young transcend their apathy to claim a fractured future. "Marvel and a Wonder", the compelling new novel by Joe Meno, is a... Read More