The day-to-day subtle tensions within relationships, which shift over time, propel the narrative forward. The ghosts of Linda I. Meyers’s family haunt her memoir, "The Tell",... Read More

The Sow’s Ear Cafe is an avidly inspiring and comforting story. Down-on-her-luck Lucie swaps a Vancouver office job for “tumbleweeds and cowboys”—and finds herself along... Read More

"Secret Keeper" is as gorgeously written as Emily’s process to healing is rendered. This is a standout novel. Jane Alvey Harris’s thoroughly immersive young adult fantasy... Read More

In this inspiring collection of essays, fifteen Australian women from various backgrounds come together to share their experiences of growing older in a world that treats aging... Read More

In the wake of the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s, those who fought on both sides of the war—and foreigners who came to help but who were inspired to stay—seek some form of... Read More

With a fast pace and concise, humorous writing, "Hug Chickenpenny" is a unique and playful tale. S. Craig Zahler’s "Hug Chickenpenny" is curiously fun. An asymmetrically... Read More

More than a story of a gifted child learning to hone his talents, Sammie and Budgie is an exposé on the inner lives of children and their parents. A widower and single father... Read More

With the flavor of an international thriller and deep explorations of grieving and healing, "The Unmade World" is a novel with heart. Spanning many years and traversing two... Read More

Writing is both no nonsense and successfully secretive when it comes to twists and turns. Jacob M. Appel’s seventh short-story collection, "The Amazing Mr. Morality", is... Read More

This eloquent and action-packed coming-of-age tale is placed in its rural setting with literary flair. Gene Scott offers a dramatic analysis of the opioid addiction crisis in... Read More

Stories intertwine to eloquently convey the weirdness of the sunshine state. What makes a story inherently Floridian? A stray alligator strutting down the sidewalk? A conference... Read More

From fishermen-crowded bars to Inuit heritage, Nancy Lord brings alive her Alaskan setting. The lives of a group of scientists—and one artist—are altered by an oceanography... Read More