Stéphane Larue’s debut "The Dishwasher" is a precision piece of youthful omphaloskepsis and urban fatigue. Its crisp narration and nearly journalistic aplomb with detailing the addictive spiral of its protagonist make it compelling.... Read More

Containing summer friendships, whispered secrets, and a dark, hidden truth, Felicity McLean’s "The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone" is poignant and jarring. Cordelia, Hannah, and Ruth Van Apfel’s disappearances sear through the palpable... Read More

Charles Davis’s eccentric, droll historical novel "The Measure of the World" has the establishment of the metric system at its core, and it proves perilous to seek standardization when most regard surveying with suspicion.... Read More

It’s the 1990s, and June is making her way through high school in Marshalltown, Iowa. Life moves at a laconic pace, spiked with the adrenaline of teenage discovery. But in Brandi Homan’s "Burn Fortune", what June discovers about the... Read More

As its lead character forges her identity against the more restrictive expectations of those around her, "Becoming Herself" is inspiring. In Maureen Reid’s compelling historical novel "Becoming Herself", a woman’s role in her... Read More

From the hospital room to the courtroom, "Malpractice" is a suspenseful dramatic novel. In JJ Perry’s medical drama "Malpractice", a young mother dies under the care of two doctors, and tensions arise as characters deal with the trial.... Read More

Ambitious and sophisticated, "Cooperative Lives" is a diverse and gorgeous tapestry of character studies. Patrick Finegan’s luscious novel "Cooperative Lives" follows characters whose lives change when they are brought into close... Read More

"Reality™ 2048" is an epic dystopia that warns about the dangers of consumerism. In Derek Cressman’s dystopian novel "Reality™ 2048", the future is dominated by infotainment and consumption is the name of the game. Globalia is one... Read More