This novel is as bleak and scouring as the dust storms which fill its pages. Set in a near-future America, "Above All Men" follows the life of former army medic David Parrish, his wife, Helene, and their adolescent son, Samuel. After a... Read More

This is a concise clarion call to action against the rise of COPD. Many readers will be familiar with images of residents of Beijing or Tokyo wearing face masks as they walk outside, but few have heard the story of how the combined... Read More

High-tech gadgets and a thrilling motorcycle rescue highlight this explosive plot. "RATS" by Joe Klingler immediately launches into the world of high-tech gadgetry and how that technology impacts the characters’ lives and decisions.... Read More

Parks confronts racism and immigration issues in the World War II era without mincing words. For the successive generations of Russian women in Cynthia Rogers Parks’s poignant novel, "The Nesting Dolls", repercussions of their actions... Read More

Bridget’s story is a fascinating vehicle for understanding the Irish revolution. Mary Thorpe’s debut weaves Irish history into a loving family biography, with the author chronicling her grandmother Bridget’s rise from a destitute... Read More

An academic and a rock star clash in a witty caricature of contemporary culture. Lee Oser’s sophomore novel offers a wry and appealing brew of malcontented characters navigating the absurd deifications which accompany modern celebrity.... Read More

The author reveals the deepest levels of morally backwards Paul-Jean’s depravity in uncompromising detail. This excellent historical novel by Romain Slocombe chronicles the deplorable behavior of a privileged French author during the... Read More

Action against corrupt authorities mixed with master plans concocted from prison build the suspense of this young woman’s story. A precocious young woman uses prison computers to plot her future in the bundled edition of That Girl... Read More