Southern music and keen observations move the teenage protagonist toward adulthood in this thoughtful book. James Kelman’s "Dirt Road" is the story of a talented but self-conscious teenager who is just beginning to grapple with adult... Read More

This is a lively and thoughtful hybrid of detective story and psychological literary fiction. Daniel Taylor’s "Do We Not Bleed?" is presented as a detective story, but that’s only half of its appeal. This is a witty and thoughtful... Read More

Jaap Scholten has done an extraordinary job of recording and presenting the stories of a persecution almost forgotten. In "Comrade Baron", Jaap Scholten explores a harrowing history little known in the English-speaking world. With a... Read More

"Unwanted" is a sober and carefully researched narrative of murder and justice in the late nineteenth century. Andrew Young’s "Unwanted" resurrects a Gilded Age murder mystery, immersing audiences into the mental and emotional world of... Read More

This is a potent reminder of the sacrifices and struggles that dedicated men and women make on behalf of their nations. In the tough-minded but open-hearted memoir "15 Years of War", the wife of a US Marine shows what it takes to build... Read More

"Didn’t Get Frazzled" is by turns sardonic, touching, raucous, sexy, and sometimes downright gross. It’s also hugely entertaining. Who knew that going to medical school was so funny? David Z. Hirsch’s "Didn’t Get Frazzled" spins... Read More

Thursday, 1:17 pm is an unconventional and intriguing novel that blends thoughtful insight with an irreverent, anything-goes attitude reminiscent of Chuck Palahniuk. Michael Landweber’s Thursday, 1:17 pm is a thought-provoking... Read More

In this superior work of historical fiction, a black laundress is accused of murder in a town dominated by Jim Crow. This riveting first novel, inspired by real events, tells a harrowing tale of an honorable man in a dishonorable world.... Read More