Dave Gioia manages to handle taboo topics with an easygoing style in this unconventional tale of a girl’s coming of age. Family secrets sit at the center of this unconventional coming-of-age story. Dave Gioia’s substantial debut... Read More

Dave Gioia dives into the inner thoughts of teenagers to find interesting insights into burgeoning sexuality. Dave Gioia’s provocative second novel, "Himba Pond Dance", follows naturally on the heels of his debut, Valley of Saint Anne.... Read More

Provocative and thought-provoking, L. A. Lemmons’ "America Never Promised Us Happiness (Only the Right to Pursue It)" leaves few unscathed in her criticism of the cultural promise of happiness and how to achieve it. So, you think you... Read More

If "The Mexican Gardener" were a movie, you’d be well served to finish your popcorn during the previews because there isn’t a lot of downtime during the story. Len Lamensdorf starts with urgent action: chemist José Rivera-Diego is... Read More

Martial artists study contrasts: deep calm gives way to heated battle in the blink of an eye. Loren W. Christensen, himself a black belt several times over, cleverly captures this balancing act in "Dukkha Reverb", the second novel in his... Read More

Intrepid CIA operative Victoria Pierce trades the sandstorms of Sudan for the Ukrainian steppes in the latest spy thriller from accomplished author Molly Best Tinsley. In Satan’s Chamber, Tinsley introduced Pierce as a novice who... Read More

Our ever-changing perception of reality is at the heart of Michael James Rizza’s unsettling debut novel. In "Cartilage and Skin", Rizza shines an uncomfortable light on his voyeuristic antihero, Dr. Parker, an eccentric recluse holed... Read More

The great American road trip takes a dark turn in C. J. Howell’s moody debut thriller. As we hitch a ride in a musty Malibu with an off-the-grid drifter called Tom, we travel not only the reservation roads of the Southwest but also the... Read More