Sad, disturbing, sometimes humorous, this fictional memoir of a hoarder’s daughter is painfully realistic. Written in the style of a daughter’s first-person memoir about her difficult relationship with her mother, "The Cost of... Read More

Gary is at the height of his literary powers, producing a character and a story that feels viscerally authentic long after the reality-bending conclusion. Having declared his pen name “Oskar Caulfield,” the character Preston Nesbitt... Read More

Meticulously researched, sweeping Civil War epic paints a picture of nineteenth-century America as anything but simple black and white. "Run Down the Wind", a romantic historical novel by Laurence Eubank, is a coming-of-age story that... Read More

This engrossing adventure offers modern phrasing while maintaining the spirit of earlier translations of "Beowulf". "Beowulf" is one of the classics of the Western literary canon, still studied in high school and college classrooms. The... Read More

An unlikely drug dealer supplying an old folks home comes of age in a fast-paced, dynamic new novel of ethics and identity. In richly descriptive and propulsive prose, Don Waters’ dynamic debut, "Sunland", dissects the meanings of... Read More

This complex and thoroughly satisfying book tells of a time when womanhood was repressed, yet the repository of wisdom and secret knowledge gave them dignity. Diane Lefer has dipped her pen in fire to create the story of a brilliant,... Read More

Skilled writer Van Kirk depicts the world of an aging rock star by alternating between soft reminiscence and gritty action. In "Song for Chance", John Van Kirk has combined external vibrancy with thought-provoking introspection,... Read More

This novel exposes the battle between moral restraint and emotional expression. Overshadowed by a powerful wife, a man puts his writing career on hold, relocates to Brussels at her request, and then engages in a passionate affair with... Read More