With its focus on vengeance and other dark human tendencies, "Off The Well-Lit Path" is captivating. In M.S. Holm’s bleak thriller "Off The Well-Lit Path", a desperate father attempts to rescue his daughter. Bob Rugg and his daughter... Read More

Bayard Rustin was an important leader in the civil rights movement, but his accomplishments are at times forgotten. Jacqueline Houtman, Michael Long, and Walter Naegle, Rustin’s widowed partner, work to correct that with "Troublemaker... Read More

A young girl reveals her fondest memories of growing up with her grandmother in Iran, from early morning prayers and homemade chadors to volunteering at the mosque and enjoying tea with friends and neighbors. It is easy to admire the... Read More

As it turns out, it is simply not possible to keep an angry demon librarian down. The title librarian still wants Annie, his former child bride, as well as revenge against Cyn, the teen who saved her. Funny and action-packed, "Curse of... Read More

Peril and Victorian steampunk meld in Peter Bunzl’s winsome middle grade novel, "Moonlocket". Lily, her mechanical fox Malkin, and their friend, Robert, return for a personal mission that highlights London’s old-world mystique. Jack... Read More

A helpful reminder that no one escapes this life alive, Lori Erickson’s "Near the Exit" is a travel text and an act of religious exploration, presenting spiritual meditations from some of the holiest places on Earth. Erickson developed... Read More

Local politics mask a killer’s identity in T. C. LoTempio’s cozy "The Time for Murder is Meow", a case set in a Connecticut town that is the buoyant start to a new series. TV actress Crishell McMillan has just returned to Fox Hollow... Read More

"At the Narrow Waist of the World" is a compelling account of what it is like to live through turbulence and come out on the other side. Marlena Maduro Baraf’s memoir "At the Narrow Waist of the World" is a deep exploration of her... Read More