Arguing that pirates did more than lawlessly pillage the high seas, Rebecca Simon’s fascinating book The Pirates’ Code reveals their rules of engagement—and the steep consequences of eschewing these. There were heavy implications... Read More

The emotional, provocative stories collected in What’s Next? concern the apprehension that accompanies change. There is one echoing question in the throes of transformation—a question that can linger and settle in the bones, a... Read More

Dragon’s Way is an epic historical novel in which Vikings battle with Saxons for control of medieval Albion. The Great Heathen Army marches on in Ian McKay Nunn’s medieval historical novel Dragon’s Way. Hygel, son of Guthorm,... Read More

In her memoir "What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World", librarian Dorothy Lazard reflects on her childhood through the neighborhoods of California’s Bay Area. As a girl in St. Louis, Lazard would often wander her... Read More

In Olivia Wolfgang-Smith’s emotive novel "Glassworks", four generations struggle under the weight of unexpressed feelings, unsaid words, and unmet needs. It starts with a bee. In 1910, heiress Agnes takes a renowned glass artist,... Read More

A lawyer grapples with temptation in Orlando Ortega-Medina’s novel "The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants". Marc should be on top of the world. He is a successful lawyer, he has a loving relationship with Isaac, and he has been sober for... Read More

"Kill Your Darlings" is a compelling fantasy novel about inner strength and mental health that presents the question “What if you were the main character?” An author is transported to her own fantasy world in L. E. Harper’s... Read More

"Artefactum" is an immersive novel in which a lovestruck man travels through the multiverse, hoping for a second chance. J. E. Tobal’s gripping science fiction novel "Artefactum" is the origin story of a destroyer of worlds. Sam is a... Read More