Journalism and politics in a 1970s Mexico replete with petro dollars, corruption, and murder of the voiceless. "Death in Veracruz" is the first of Mexican journalist Héctor Aguilar Camín’s novels to be translated into English. First... Read More

This sexually charged cautionary tale deftly uses interior monologue and psychological tension. Nelly Arcan writes with keen insight into the lives of young adults in contemporary Montreal. "Breakneck" chronicles the jaded lives of two... Read More

Southern Gothic short stories weave dark humor into the lives of bizarre and emotionally deep characters. Pat Mayer, Pushcart Prize nominee, employs pyromaniacs, schizophrenics, and other eccentrics to explore the South’s cultural... Read More

Plato’s Cave is a dive bar in this allegory of an allegory, where love, loss, and motherhood force a bartender to come of age. An ode to the process of finding oneself in the fray of love and loss that is early adulthood, The Drunken... Read More

"Wild Raspberries" artfully captures the struggle to see clearly in the midst of loss, with well-placed comic moments to break the tension. In "Wild Raspberries", Connie Chappell ably stitches the fabric of women’s lives in a plot... Read More

A frenetic writing style, like that of a jazz musician, gives this Africa-set novel an enthusiastic, adventurous energy. Fiston Mwanza Mujila may not be a household name in America, but he is quickly earning a following around the globe.... Read More

With historical insight and the voices of numerous imagined personalities, Little Bighorn’s cultural legacy comes to light. With multiple players, diverse voices, and characters living over a century apart, Gerald Duff brings life to... Read More

This novel is an excellent portrait of family relationships in the face of a degenerative disease. "Montpelier Tomorrow" portrays caregiver burnout in the wake of bulbar onset ALS. Marylee MacDonald’s novel explores frustration, grief,... Read More