A woman who longs for belonging navigates the perils of romance and religion in Ora Murphy’s engrossing novel. In Ora Murphy’s novel "The Pruning", a woman searches for love and religious belonging. Ruth, a single mom of three,... Read More

"Decagon" is a captivating, methodical, and action-packed urban fantasy adventure. The Angel of Death, on the run for over two hundred years, is out of time in Capes’s fantasy novel "Decagon". Dalia has walked the Dreaming and Waking... Read More

"He’s Kinda Tall" is an idealized novel about high school diversity in the 1960s. A boy’s sunny demeanor and artistic ability lead to him being tapped for a special project in Eldot’s novel "He’s Kinda Tall". Julian’s high... Read More

"The Kahuna and I" is an illustrative memoir about spirituality, growth, and a woman’s winding path toward love. Victoria Kapuni’s memoir "The Kahuna and I" is about moving from a society life in the contiguous United States to the... Read More

"Only the Women Are Burning" is a compelling mystery with an engaging look at suburban womanhood. Mythology and science collide in Nancy Burke’s feminist mystery novel "Only the Women Are Burning". When Cassandra leaves her... Read More

"Awaken the Three" is an epic fantasy tale of creation and destruction, of gods and mortals. The gods are never far away in "Awaken the Three", D. L. Jennings’s second novel in the series. The peoples of Derenar, Gal’Dorok, and the... Read More

This thrilling novel is rich in descriptions of the vast, snowy, and deadly wilderness of Alaska; it ably captures the type of person who chases gold. A man’s attempts to recapture his past lead him down a heinous path in Lee Matthew... Read More

The futuristic science fiction novel Gravity is Heartless is a fun trip through a climate-changed world. Sarah Lahey’s realistic science fiction novel Gravity is Heartless is set in the near future; it involves a mystery, political... Read More