This wonderful wartime story set in a fascinating era is equal parts action and romance. The South is torn by the Civil War in "Prairie Dog Town", a story punctuated by shells blasting and the continual threat of Union invasion. This is... Read More

For Francophiles, this book is as irresistible as an open bottle of Dom Pérignon. Jordan Phillips’s "Inspired by Paris" is a fun, frothy, and surprisingly useful grand panorama of Parisians and Parisian life. Using a... Read More

The confusion of adolescence is captured in hi-fi, and the seams of identity are exposed in all of their ragged beauty. Jane Alvey Harris’s "Riven" traces a critical juncture in a teen’s mental health. When an elaborate fantasy... Read More

A mysterious plot and compelling characterizations make this a roller coaster ride of gritty thrills. There’s no shortage of rough-and-tumble action in Bill Larkin’s engrossing new thriller, Bullet in the Blue Sky. The action is... Read More

Abstract and wild, it’s occasionally difficult to tell what you’re coloring until, voila, a funky image appears. In designs related to Jewish spirituality, the thick brushstrokes make for beautiful designs. Read More

Zach’s journey shows that while war may be hell, the path out of it can be followed by seeking forgiveness. A desperate act in the heat of war sends a young man deep into enemy territory to search for forgiveness. Michael Kenneth... Read More

There is a joyfulness in these poems, a positive outlook that verges on the mystical. In Henry Cunningham’s poetry collection "The Geometry of Freedom", free verse becomes the vehicle for addressing issues of the self, like fulfilling... Read More

It’s an adventure that forms an enjoyable whole by balancing a fantastical hero’s journey with current political events. Rohit Gaur introduces an exciting new world in the first installment of his Temple Wars series, Ganesha’s... Read More