In this coming-of-age crime novel, suspense and tension run high, and chapters often end on cliffhangers. In B.K. Mayo’s "The Water Tower Club", true-to-life characters face the dark side of their small town with fear and conviction.... Read More

A courageous story of surviving government corruption, The Parrot’s Perch is an often harrowing memoir. Karen Keilt’s brave memoir The Parrot’s Perch, told partially through a 2013 interview with the Brazilian National Truth... Read More

Balor’s journal is an incisive glimpse of the current state of American psychoses. More than just a year-long journal, Baethan Balor’s "Outbursts of a Privileged White Man" explores big ideas in the cloistered world of his suburban... Read More

Never Say “If Only“ is an inspirational memoir from a man who grew to become a more loving husband because of his worldwide experiences. In Never Say “If Only“, Allan Pendleton turns his biking journal into a comprehensive tale... Read More

A coming-of-age story and history lesson, "Resurrection of Gracie MacDougal" dignifies everyday characters living through extraordinary times. In Linda Buxbaum’s sweeping World War II-era historical novel, "Resurrection of Gracie... Read More

Honest and unvarnished, Charlie’s Kid is a story in the best sense of the word, pulsing with lessons born from difficult experiences and told out of love, not for glory. From sea to shining sea, and from crushing to smile-inducing,... Read More

"A Life without End" is a future-set novel that faces morbid issues in an ultimately loving way. Garland DeNelsky’s insightful, buoyant novel "A Life without End" probes questions about life after death. Stan Miller has been... Read More

With a complex lead character who is intriguing from the get-go, this science fiction thriller excels at action scenes. Hulta Gertrude’s thick, multilayered science fiction novel, "Operation Selector", imagines a future where the... Read More