Neil’s college theatre group and family members strike a chord with their vivid realism. "The Isolation Door" is the first novel of journalist Anish Majumdar, a man of complex heritage. Bengali-born, raised in Montreal, and currently... Read More

Descriptions and explanations intertwine, creating a believable setting and a connection to the narrator. Luca Vianello’s future is set in stone: from inheriting the family gondola business to his betrothal to Annalisa, the... Read More

Schneberg’s poetry is both a quiet reflection on the brevity of life and a celebration of how full it is. “In Jewish ritual clothes are torn in mourning.” This sentence precedes Willa Schneberg’s title poem in "Rending the... Read More

Starbuck offers a refreshing account of an unselfconscious woman in her seventies, through lusty poetry. Kathryn Starbuck began writing poems in her sixties in response to the deaths of several family members—hardest of all, the death... Read More

Contemporary references and colloquialisms deepen these poems’ sense of wisdom about human nature. With "This Way Out", Terence Winch offers poems that expose the rawness of life with a fierce and unapologetic bite that is sullenly... Read More

Alanis is both cynically funny and emotionally deep, giving this entertaining mystery a protagonist to root for. Alanis McLachlan believed that she left her past far behind. When she learns of her mother’s sudden death, she finds... Read More

A flawed PI destined to be a sympathetic protagonist across a series is introduced in this complex noir mystery. Prowling the streets of Columbus, Ohio, in his entertaining debut mystery, "Fourth Down and Out", veteran journalist Andrew... Read More

Part hardboiled detective, part vampire hunter, Kate Kane is a snarky heroine not to be missed. Alexis Hall has created a vibrantly dark world in book two of the Kate Kane series, "Shadows and Dreams". Kate returns with her sassy... Read More