Victoria McCombs’s fantasy novel "Silver Bounty" is a pirating adventure featuring impending doom and the allure of the sea. After losing many of their crew, Emme and Arn hand over the Royal Rose to Arn’s first mate, Ontario—much... Read More

A girl born with an uncommon gift faces ostracization and exploitation in the thrilling historical novel The Midwife’s Touch. For women in China’s family, pale hair is a foreboding sign. It hints to a magical inheritance stretching... Read More

Marked by continual intrigue and mystery, the fabulistic science fiction novel "Oversight" follows daring teenagers as they work to thwart a would-be tyrant. In Dennis Batchelder’s fabulistic science fiction novel "Oversight", a... Read More

In Paul M. Duffy’s intricate historical novel "Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound", a medieval slave interrogates his loyalties during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Alberic, the son of an Anglo-Norman, spies a chance to... Read More

In Murray Lee’s engrossing novel Compass, a travel writer with an encyclopedic knowledge of previous polar expeditions sets out on his own trip to the Arctic. Guy narrates, mixing dark comedy into his tale with high dramatic stakes.... Read More

"Folklore 101" is an approachable, enjoyable dive into a fascinating academic field—a “DIY folklore class” for the curious. Jeana Jorgensen’s punchy overview of folklore studies, "Folklore 101", includes cogent explanations of... Read More

"A Dragon of Turicum" is a fantastical coming-of-age story in which a prince contends with deception, bravery, sacrifice, and unfounded prejudices. In C. R. Bracher’s fantasy novel "A Dragon of Turicum", a prince works to save... Read More