The members of an Algerian immigrant family cope with their losses but retain their dignity in Faïza Guène’s novel "Discretion". Yamina left Algeria for the first time as a child, during the war with France in the 1950s. Since then,... Read More

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta’s powerful novel "Ark" serves as a reminder that “home is where your animals are.” Arden’s world is on the verge of falling apart. Her family is downsizing to a tiny home they call “the ark”; her best... Read More

Two sisters form an unexpected bond in the formidable Adirondacks in the beautiful novel A Woman’s Guide to Search and Rescue. In Mary Carroll Moore’s novel A Woman’s Guide to Search and Rescue, estranged half-sisters reconnect and... Read More

In Inês F. Oliveira’s touching coming-of-age novel "Calvin and the Sugar Apples", a girl struggles with changes in her life. Ten-year-old Amelia is having a rough time. Plagued by self-doubt, she’s at odds with her best friend,... Read More

"On Lonesome Roads" is an explosive thriller in which a haunted investigator risks his life to find an assassin. In Dan Flanigan’s thriller "On Lonesome Roads", a private investigator evades an assassination attempt—and then works to... Read More

In the lighthearted romance novel "A Higher Standard", a horse rescuer and a real estate developer feel that they shouldn’t be together, though they can’t help but want to be. In E. F. Dodd’s charming romance novel "A Higher... Read More

"The Persian Glories" is an action-packed historical novel in which a woman unleashes chaos during her pursuit of extraordinary jewels. In Susan Wakeford Angard’s thrilling historical novel "The Persian Glories", a woman goes to great... Read More

Childhood friends reunite, setting off an exploration into the depths of personhood in João Gilberto Noll’s explicit novel "Hugs and Cuddles". A man boards a submarine with a friend whom he calls “the engineer.” On it, German men... Read More