Weighty subjects and introspection never bog down Taylor’s quirky characters as they rush toward a surprising finish. "Death Comes for the Deconstructionist", by Daniel Taylor, is a slim, funny, thoughtful novel about mental illness,... Read More

A woman’s story of wartime PTSD gathers complex characters to shed light on a little-discussed point of view. "Her Own Vietnam", by Lynn Kanter, is the story of Della Brown, who served as an army nurse in Vietnam but only begins to... Read More

Set in apartheid South Africa, a curse, cricket, and a completely original tale highlight this work of sports fiction. The international world of sports is in for a treat as Gaurav Bhalla goes behind the scenes and back in time to expose... Read More

"Memorentia" is constantly surprising and thus thoroughly entertaining. It would be hard to find a person who hasn’t looked back on the mistakes of his life, both real and perceived, and wondered how he could atone for them.... Read More

"The Autumn Crush" offers a captivating glance at three generations bound by legacy. In a dramatic novel exploring the cost of assimilation, Dante Di Benedetto and Adamo Petrozzini journey from the vineyards of Aquino, Italy, to Jersey... Read More

Laced with potent dark humor, this entertaining yet often disturbing novel crosses the fine line drawn between satire and realism. Fine cuisine and morbid excess create an exquisite word parfait in this sardonic look at the competitive... Read More

"Bitter Lake" is an accomplished work on silence: what happens when families ignore a tragic moment. A melancholic debut by Marika Deliyannides, "Bitter Lake" explores one woman’s “aching disquietude” and the latent complications... Read More

Everyday life in the American Southwest makes for an apt landscape for this coming-of-age novel of family secrets and maturing love. In Sophie’s House of Cards, teenage Sophie’s loud-mouthed whimsy and fragile attempts at sincerity... Read More