It is immensely satisfying to read about Jane Austen’s happiness, adventures, and intimacies in Collins Hemingway’s excellent series. It is 1807, and Jane Austen is learning to breastfeed. The Marriage of Jane Austen: Volume III... Read More

Kimberly Cooper Griffin has a savvy, deft touch as she weaves in rich, vivid details that range from sexy to startling. Love is a hardy flower that can blossom in the midst of adversity, as Kimberly Cooper Griffin shows in "Chasing... Read More

This standout novel pulls no punches and paints an unforgettable Technicolor picture of a time we usually see in black and white. Berlin 1938: what a time to be alive. Kasper Mützenmacher’s Cursed Hat is a stunning, surreal historical... Read More

"A Police Action" is a reminder of what the 1960s were really like, for better or worse. Love conquers all? "A Police Action", a new romance from A. A. Freda, seems more interested in technical terms than the sweeter side of the genre.... Read More

Why do we have war? Where does it come from? "Trouble Tomorrow" explores the origins of conflict through the story of a child soldier in modern Sudan. Based on a true story, the book follows Obulejo as he escapes a Sudanese militia and... Read More

Shape-shifters, fairy tales, wicked enchantments, and—oh yeah—asthma inhalers. Bryar Rose deals with supernatural and totally normal teenage stresses in Wolves And Roses: Fairy Tales of the Magicorum. Packed with urban fantasy... Read More

In the not-so-distant future, the moon is moving away from the earth, and gravity is losing its grip on the planet. "Zero Gravity" is a sharp, speculative novel that follows a family’s journey to safety as the laws of nature, one by... Read More

It’s hard growing up queer, especially in the backwoods Ozarks. Pickup trucks are as common as gay bashing, and there are no safe spaces for people like Violette Sinclair. However, instead of another tragic tale of woe, "Beulah Land"... Read More