In Ken Sparling’s meditative, quizzical novel "Not Anywhere, Just Not", a woman searches for meaning after her husband’s mysterious disappearance. An aging couple leads a quiet life, referring to themselves as “the boy and the... Read More

An aging Israeli academic reckons with his family’s crimes—and his own—in Agur Schiff’s novel Professor Schiff’s Guilt. Professor Schiff is in no way proud of the fact that his ancestor made his fortune as a slave trader. But... Read More

At sixty and retired, Marianne Bohr and her husband felt fit and ready for adventure. Thus, they planned to hike the famed, daunting Grande Randonnée 20. "The Twenty" covers their 124-mile trek along the spine of Corsica, which... Read More

Triumphant and affecting, the historical novel "What We Leave Behind" follows an immigrant as she faces polio and the distrust of others. In Christine Gallagher Kearney’s tender historical novel "What We Leave Behind", a war bride... Read More

The moving memoir "Watching for Dragonflies" is a wife and caregiver’s tale of contending with a spouse’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis. In Suzanne Marriott’s memoir "Watching for Dragonflies", lessons are mined from a decade of... Read More

A neighborhood’s golden couple divorces in "Every Other Weekend", a novel with keen insights into community relationships. In Margaret Klaw’s novel "Every Other Weekend", a Philadelphia couple’s divorce has rippling consequences in... Read More

Set in a colorful parallel world, the fantasy novel "The Byways" follows a girl who gets lost in order to find herself. In Mary Pascual’s exciting fantasy novel "The Byways", a lost girl gathers courage as she pursues self-discovery in... Read More

"Trust Yourself to Be All In" is an inspiring account of how one woman pieced together wisdom from a variety of philosophies to address her own trauma. Amanda McKoy Flanagan’s memoir-cum-self-help-book "Trust Yourself to Be All In"... Read More