Graceful, passionate, and earthy, Preiss’s narrative skillfully conveys emotions and the means by which they are masked. Alon Preiss’s "In Love with Alice" weaves a complex, magical web of love, betrayal, and secrets that spans years... Read More

"Finding Maria" is a heartfelt, honest look at love and loss across generations of a family. In Finding Maria, Peter Szabo tells a personal, yet relatable, story about the passing of his grandmother. It is a narrative of discovery of... Read More

This book deals substantively with issues like autism, and stands to appeal to a broad audience. At the heart of Donna Levin’s novel, There’s More Than One Way Home, is the narrator’s search for autonomy. Anna Kagan struggles... Read More

At the center of Kelley’s story is a theme of peace and unity among diverging religions, as well as the eternal search for one’s purpose. Young Mekhaeil Zacharias may have escaped the beheadings that claimed the lives of his fellow... Read More

Daddy Hall’s richly lived life is captured in linocuts that are both brutal and poignant. Tony Miller’s Daddy Hall: A Biography in 80 Linocuts is a potent visual storytelling project that captures the outsized life of the... Read More

"Fried Oyster Sandwich" is an entertaining account of lasting love. In Lloyd E. Gross’s alternative historical novel "Fried Oyster Sandwich", the confederacy won. The Kaufmann family of New Orleans is at the center of the... Read More

Wong’s book does a great job of teaching children the importance of money. Joseph Wong’s I’m So Ready for Life uses simple, straightforward writing to offer young children an introductory explanation of how money works. Though... Read More

"Legacy of the Monster" is a fresh take on the modern morality play. David Neandes’s "Legacy of the Monster" is a straightforward character study and morality play that examines blurred lines between good and evil, as well as issues of... Read More