This thrilling novel is rich in descriptions of the vast, snowy, and deadly wilderness of Alaska; it ably captures the type of person who chases gold. A man’s attempts to recapture his past lead him down a heinous path in Lee Matthew... Read More

"Dinner at 10:32" is a literary novel about inner turmoil, tender mercies, and all-too-human wavering. Set in San Francisco during the 1960s and early 1980s, Mahyar A. Amouzegar’s ruminative novel "Dinner at 10:32" is about tangled... Read More

A small boy with big concerns contemplates his place in the universe as he falls asleep one night, leaving him with many wild, beautiful, unsettling thoughts. Crisp black and white line drawings and minimal text are used to explore his... Read More

In Margo Orlando Littell’s quiet, compelling novel, "The Distance from Four Points", a woman finds herself reeling from grief and a reversal of fortune. When Robin’s husband, Ray, is killed in a kayaking accident, he leaves behind a... Read More

Julian Hoffman’s "Irreplaceable" chronicles singular landscapes and the inspiring people who fight to protect them. It’s an eloquent, sustained prose poem about the beauty and historical, cultural, and ecological attributes of... Read More

If you are in tune with using food as medicine, "Spice Apothecary" will earn a prized place on your shelves. In it, Bevin Clare summarizes the healing properties that are inherent to various plants and traditional remedies within many... Read More

Blurring the line between fantasy and reality, "Behind the Locked Door" is a novel about living life to the fullest, no matter how much time you have left. The fight over a supposed cancer cure brings both insight and sorrow in David... Read More

"The Spa at Lavender Lane" is a charming novel about women at a crossroads and the desires that they hide under their beautiful surfaces. In Phyllis Melhado’s entertaining ensemble novel, The Spa at Lavender Lane, women bond during a... Read More