In SJ Sindu’s novel "Blue-Skinned Gods", a child groomed into godhood grows to be a young man whose faith in himself and in others is questioned. The story of Kalki’s godhood was always the same: his blue skin signifies his ability... Read More

In Nancy Campbell Allen’s novel, a murder brings an advice columnist and a stoic detective together in Victorian London. Amelie channels her love of romance and idyllic marriages into a burgeoning career as a columnist at her aunt’s... Read More

Family, identity, and loyalty are at stake in Jennifer Gold’s historical novel "Names in a Jar", a coming-of-age story set during the Holocaust. Lina Krawitz wants to be a storyteller and writer, but when her mother dies while giving... Read More

Amanda Cox’s poignant novel "The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery" waltzes “between grief and joy” as its mothers and daughters grow to appreciate each other’s strengths. Sarah, after being widowed, returns to the Old Depot... Read More

In "Nazis of Copley Square", Charles R. Gallagher takes a searing look at the Christian Front, an American extremist group that weaponized Catholicism. The organization reached its height of popularity just before World War II. Much like... Read More

The life of a sheltered, neurodivergent girl is shattered by the Syrian civil war in Samar Yazbek’s novel "Planet of Clay". Rima’s world has always been limited to the apartment she shares with her mother and the library at the... Read More

Frank Viola’s book Hang On, Let Go, is about infusing one’s Christian spirituality with real guts. Viola draws on the tough-minded perspective of the New Testament’s James in his efforts to inspire people during hard times. When... Read More

In Alison Kimble’s fantasy novel "Strange Gods", an apathetic teenager travels to worlds beyond Earth, finding allies and enemies among gods, even as she struggles to make friends her own age. Spooky tries to keep her head down to... Read More