In Hiromi Ito’s novel "The Thorn Puller", a woman cares for her aging relatives across two continents while trying to maintain a life of her own. In Japan, Ito’s parents rely on her to provide them care as their health fails.... Read More

In the attention-grabbing adventure novel "Contrarium", a woman with a powerful artifact travels around the world to protect her family. In Arthur Bozikas’s mystery novel "Contrarium", a woman uncovers the secret behind a powerful and... Read More

"Dig" is a gritty literary collection whose diverse entries concern finding one’s place within a family, a culture, and a country. Latino individuals navigate myriad personal difficulties in Robert Paul Moreira’s literary collection... Read More

In Scott Gould’s novel "The Hammerhead Chronicles", cycling teaches a depressed man how to cope with life, though not in the way he expected. On the day that his almost-ex-wife Peg died, Claude bought a bicycle. It is the only good... Read More

In Tegan Nia Swanson’s mystery novel "Things We Found When the Water Went Down", three generations of women seek to protect a damaged world. In the midst of a blizzard, Marietta is accused of murder and escapes custody almost as fast... Read More

Two best friends navigate their young adulthoods in Susen Edwards’s historical novel "What a Trip". Even as the Vietnam War rages on, Fiona and Melissa feel that they have bigger problems: Melissa needs an abortion and a reality check... Read More

An unlikely adventure park owner tries to keep his business afloat in Antti Tuomainen’s humorous mystery novel "The Moose Paradox". After inheriting an adventure park and a mountain of debt from his brother Juhani, Henri’s careful... Read More

In Murzban F. Shroff’s novel "Waiting for Jonathan Koshy", a friend’s misfortune leads to reminiscing. Jonathan Koshy is on his way back to Mumbai for the first time in three years. Four friends gather to await his arrival. They pass... Read More