From Montaigne to Auden to Sir Mix-A-Lot, Martinez pulls from a broad swath of influences to tell his story of moving into adulthood and measuring what makes a man. For him, the... Read More

"Black Sugar" opens as pirate Henry Morgan dies clutching his gold, his ship sinking under a Caribbean forest. In this moment of vivid magical realism, Miguel Bonnefoy sets the... Read More

Loaded with action and intrigue, "The Ways of Heaven" fields multiple stories at once—an engaging secondary love story, a murder case, a love triangle, and the racism of the... Read More

"Edge of the Kingdom" is an interactive, instructive work with much to say about truth and meaning. In interactive, genre-defying prose, William Walker’s "Edge of the Kingdom"... Read More

These stories offer a vivid glimpse of the lives of Rust Belt inhabitants. “Everything with a beating heart knows when aloneness has come to stay,” says a married woman... Read More

A sophisticated and complex work, this debut reconsiders the coming-of-age story for the twenty-first century. In his debut novel, Simeon Marsalis uses a complex structure to... Read More

Brendan smartly uses the West and the aftermath of the Civil War in this charming romance and interesting piece of historical fiction. Corinthians claims love is gentle, kind,... Read More

Faith plays a central part in the romance, reminding readers that not every poor man is what he seems. Within a genre known for its traditions, Irene Hannon takes risks with... Read More

In this pastor’s memoir, humor is shown to be a critical part of faith and of confronting health challenges. In the Rev. Jason Micheli’s memoir, cancer is both funny ha-ha... Read More

In this lusty and seductive listen, attraction blossoms into love. What happens in naked yoga no longer stays in naked yoga in "Divine Desire", a steamy romance from Audrey... Read More

Via expansive ruminations and inventive metaphors, this memoir explores the slow, somewhat painful evolution toward the self. Following in the tradition of writers who encounter... Read More

Fans of contemporary romance mixed with a mystery subplot will be happily sated. "Bygones", by Lisa K. Nielsen, entices with sympathetic characters and a series of mysterious... Read More