A raw yet sensitive portrayal of hypocrisy set against the backdrop of the tumultuous 1960s presents the struggles of a liberal woman in the context of her conservative family and upbringing. Brutally frank and devastatingly real, this... Read More

A skillful braiding of subplots and flashbacks spins the yarn of an aging cowboy on an existential journey. Charlie Quimby’s "Monument Road" is a modern-day Western saga not to be missed. It spins the yarn of Len Self, an aging cowboy... Read More

The vivid realities of war, the challenges of love denied, and the graceful inner turmoil of a young novice in a cloister weave together in a beautiful étude of humanity. Harriet Scott Chessman succeeds in writing a song of the soul in... Read More

With succinct observation, the narrator correctly identifies the motives and hope of Mexican immigrants. Texas is north of Mexico, but in John Mort’s insightful and delightful novel, "The Illegal", Texas is northern Mexico. Or so it... Read More

A book about ambition and consequences in many forms—love, career, family, and social status—all played out against rich and meticulously crafted scenery. Loyalty, betrayal, love, and loss are all explored in many manifestations in... Read More

One rebellious college student’s study of the Middle Ages parallels his tumultuous journey into adulthood. The Book of Changes, by Jack Remick, is a compelling coming-of-age novel with a keen sense of character and place. It’s the... Read More

Dig deep into this experimental novel, and discover the pleasure of strategically implemented phrases and words. Intriguing and a bit surreal, "Going the Distance" explores hidden elements of the human mind and introduces the curious to... Read More

"Savage Love" takes twenty-first-century liberties to the max, refusing to succumb to an inner censor that resists exposure to what makes the sensitive uncomfortable. Love and lust, infatuation and infidelity, all the deep-down primal... Read More