Barbara Stark-Nemon’s elegant, suspenseful historical novel Isabela’s Way follows the escape route of a Portuguese girl fleeing the horrors of the Inquisition. In 1605, while her father is away on business, fourteen-year-old Isabela... Read More

Both violent and feeling, "Of Wind and Wolves" is an intricate historical novel about warfare and love. Saturated with breathtaking cultural details, J. M. Elliott’s historical novel "Of Wind and Wolves" is a passionate, violent tale... Read More

A girl with aspirations too big for a small town comes of age as a traveling performer in the thrilling historical novel "Whistling Women and Crowing Hens". In Melora Fern’s enchanting historical novel "Whistling Women and Crowing... Read More

Complex identities and social pressures faced by Korean immigrants are examined in thrilling ways in Jinwoo Park’s existential thriller "Oxford Soju Club". Doha is a North Korean spy whose mysterious death yields a cryptic puzzle piece... Read More

A closeted woman in a dystopian society chooses between honesty and artifice in the compelling future-set novel "The Finest Line". A woman comes to terms with her sexual orientation against a backdrop of rising religious and political... Read More

"The Lost Seigneur" is a warm, lovely historical novel in which a missing Frenchman reunites with his granddaughter in the American colonies. David Loux’s lush historical novel "The Lost Seigneur" chronicles the separation and reunion... Read More

Told from a child émigré’s perspective, "Grappling with Ghosts" is a timely memoir about international displacement. James Harvey’s insightful memoir "Grappling with Ghosts" is about his nomadic, chaotic childhood and the... Read More