"Far Stones" offers a fascinating glimpse into an underexplored aspect of the history of the American West. A saga rendered in authentic detail, Loren Woodson’s "Far Stones" is an appealing classic adventure story made exceptional by... Read More

Language is both darkly funny and keenly poignant in this feminist time-travel romp. Fun, sexy, and charming, Sappho’s Bar and Grill, by Bonnie J. Morris, is a captivating time-travel romp. Jaded women’s-history professor Hannah... Read More

Bullfighting’s place in the world of performative art, as well as its morality, are discussed intelligently. A young woman with a passion for bullfighting navigates the prejudiced world of the 1950s in this novel of growing up.... Read More

Harnessing the power of imagination, "Island of Clouds" is a fresh perspective in historical fiction. An intense character study set in space, Island of Clouds: The Great 1972 Venus Flyby, by Gerald Brennan, is a surreal journey through... Read More

Anyone who appreciates supple writing and fine storytelling will enjoy every minute spent reading these stories. Eleven compulsively readable short stories reach beyond the collection’s title in V. S. Kemanis’s "Love and Crime". The... Read More

"The American Plan" never loses the pounding sense of uncertainty and risk that makes it a page-turner. A dark exploration of a nation recovering from war, David H. Weisberg’s "The American Plan" is equal parts a conspiratorial... Read More

This is a joyful and intelligent adventure, populated by honorable thieves and winsome misfits. André Alexis’s "The Hidden Keys" is set in the back alleys and concealed corners of Toronto, places populated by honorable thieves and... Read More

Smith introduces audiences to a primordial, pristine, and rapidly vanishing world, with a reminder that its future is in our hands. Some people are lucky enough to know from an early age exactly what they want to do with their lives.... Read More