An art conservator, a scholar, and a portraitist embrace the mysteries of love and ancestry in Katherine Scott Crawford’s enchanting fantasy novel The Miniaturist’s Assistant. In 2004, Gamble works in a Charleston museum. Fascinated... Read More

In Milo Todd’s humane historical novel "The Lilac People", a transgender man fights for the survival of his community and loved ones during World War II. In 1932, Bertie’s work at the Institute for Sexual Science and evenings at a... Read More

Set among people whose worship is based on sacred reciprocity with the earth, K. M. Huber’s rich novel "Call of the Owl Woman" follows as a powerful girl embraces her destiny. Patya comes from a long line of medicine women, but she... Read More

Violence undoes a young couple’s love in Alan Govenar’s wrenching autobiographical novel "Come Round Right". When they meet during their freshman year at Ohio State, Adriana is a revelation to Boston-born Aaron. The daughter of a... Read More

Driven by quiet unease and its hero’s mounting discomfort with the truth about American culture, "The Stuff What Actually Is" is a powerful historical novel. J. A. Nunn’s incisive historical novel "The Stuff What Actually Is" is... Read More

Deep inhumanity is contrasted with the boundless potential for hope in the historical novel "Diamonds in Auschwitz". Meg Hamand’s riveting historical novel "Diamonds in Auschwitz" follows a handful of Jewish people as they navigate... Read More

A steadfast, supportive couple stays true to the task of finding a new home for their family in the engaging historical novel "Nephi’s Wife". Intended to complement the Book of Mormon, Madelyn S. Palmer’s sprawling historical novel... Read More

A cinematic and involving historical novel, "Contests of Strength" traces a love that is challenged by village circumstances. History and modern science meet amid secrets and romance in Melissa Slager’s historical novel "Contests of... Read More