A typical American family with Cold War secrets brings Chekhovian intrigue to this literary thriller. Uncle Anton’s Atomic Bomb is a book hard to describe, and that’s part of what makes it so interesting. Ian Woollen’s novel tells... Read More

One rebellious college student’s study of the Middle Ages parallels his tumultuous journey into adulthood. The Book of Changes, by Jack Remick, is a compelling coming-of-age novel with a keen sense of character and place. It’s the... Read More

An American in Mexico takes the risks necessary to truly immerse himself into Mexican life and culture. To say Lyn Fuchs is an American writing about visiting Mexico would be an oversimplification. Fuchs, professor and... Read More

Scary as well as enlightening, this unique and mesmerizing novel is a page-turner. A forty-year-old man transcends space and time after an accident propels him into the body of his younger self. On a mission to save his sister from a... Read More

Gorgeous descriptions and reflective exposition moderate the dramatic pace of this exciting international story of one family’s secretive past. Scott Driscoll’s debut, "Better You Go Home", evokes the cautious world of mid-1990s... Read More

With a tsunami about to overrun their home, the islanders of East Pukapuka stand with hands linked, facing the end that their gods have created for them. But one small girl named Butter is missing, as she desperately tries to rescue the... Read More

Van Wallach is a Texan-born, Baptist-raised, Jewish man on a quest for love. His slim memoir documents this journey with both humor and insight. Wallach, now in his fifties, has had a lifelong preoccupation with record-keeping and... Read More

Holding strong beliefs about the environmental impact of fossil fuels is easy when a gas company doesn’t knock on the door with a lucrative drilling contract for your land. That’s the lesson at the heart of Stephanie Hamel’s first... Read More