In Scott Alexander Hess’s pastoral novel "Drought", an isolated man inherits a farm and learns about the estranged relative who left it to him. When Parnell, an aimless orphan, inherits a tobacco farm from his Uncle Willy, he moves to... Read More

Victoria Zeller’s humorous coming-of-age novel "One of the Boys" follows a transgender teenager’s changing relationship with the football team she left behind. Grace, a high school senior, gives football one more chance after... Read More

The church in which an expectant mother sought refuge becomes the source of her troubles with her son in the moving novel "The Gift". In Scott Terry’s decades-spanning historical novel "The Gift", a vulnerable young mother-to-be is... Read More

A man draws meaning from his dreams in his search for purpose and love in the contemplative novel "In Search of the Return". In Joshua Raymond’s philosophical novel "In Search of the Return", a lonely man searches for the meaning of... Read More

A lonely boy yearns for connection despite not understanding how to form relationships in the moving novel "Star Brother". In Maxine Rose Schur’s coming-of-age novel "Star Brother", an orphan searches for a sense of identity.... Read More

A woman with deep ties to her family’s estate is pulled into intrigue surrounding it via prophetic dreams in the thoughtful fantasy novel "The Conduit". In Suzy Webb’s slow-moving fantasy novel "The Conduit", a woman uncovers old... Read More

"Armando and the Amazing Animal Race" is an intricate, thoughtful coming-of-age novel about endangered species and life after loss. In Diana Schaffter’s adventure novel "Armando and the Amazing Animal Race", an animal-loving... Read More

A mourning girl summers in a town that’s caught in cycles of abuse in the shocking historical novel "The Shingle Weaver’s Picnic". In Patti C. Smith’s haunting historical novel "The Shingle Weaver’s Picnic", a devastating murder... Read More