Scary stories set in an Irish locale are packed full of grim deeds and unceasing violence. A bloodthirsty collection of madmen and murderers fill the Dublin woods in John C. Lukegord’s campy and violent The Haunted Trail. Dylan, a... Read More

This is young adult work for a crowd that has not yet relinquished its claim to awe. Robin Gregory’s "The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman" is a strange and lovely work that winkingly lopes through one child’s extraordinary... Read More

This family biography is a pleasure to read throughout: illuminating, deliberate, and lovely. Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt’s "A Tangled Tree" is an aching, beatific trip through a family’s cellular memory, showing how intricately our futures... Read More

"Solomon Bull" is a thrilling tale of perseverance against elements that range from the political to the natural and internal. Clayton Lindemuth’s "Solomon Bull" is a smart and darkly funny political thriller that takes institutional... Read More

"A Chance to Say Goodbye" is a heartfelt, moving reminder that loving words are never wasted. Half a memoir, half an exploration of grief, Lisa Shultz’s "A Chance to Say Goodbye" is a moving exploration of how one can best prepare to... Read More

These raw perspectives are a necessary introduction to the incredibly complex nature of the Israeli/Palestinian divide. For his eye-opening portrait of contemporary Israel, journalist Nir Baram spent a year talking to Palestinians and... Read More

Fishere’s novel is a gripping portrait of the tenuous spaces that marginalized populations are made to occupy. Ezzedine C. Fishere’s Embrace on the Brooklyn Bridge traverses the memories and inner struggles of a group of Egyptian... Read More

"Scandinavians" engages with the explorer’s spirit that still sheaths the north lands in romance. Robert Ferguson’s "Scandinavians" is a work that is certain to delight curious adventurers as it captures rich cultural histories with... Read More