This historical novel is perfectly relevant in this period of international instability. Amanda West Lewis’s "The Pact" is intriguing historical fiction from the memorable point of view of a German boy who comes of age during World War... Read More

A small triumph, a growing awareness, a pleasant irony: these stories draw forth satisfaction. The nine stories in Sam Allingham’s Great American Songbook are a brilliant array of forms, character and relationship types, prose styles,... Read More

A mind-bending literary Rorschach test of a novel, "An Elegant Theory" evades strict conclusions. Noah Milligan’s "An Elegant Theory" is a grand experiment of a novel, as much about the breathtaking grandeur of string theory and the... Read More

A unique portrait of a time and place populated by fearless people, this reimagination of an uncommon woman is powerful. Elizabeth McCourt Tabor was a nineteenth-century legend who married a silver magnate and gained notoriety for her... Read More

In this poignant coming-of-age story, the greatest challenge is learning to accept change itself. Delaney Green’s charming middle grade novel "Jem, a Fugitive from London" follows Jem as she navigates her tween years in 1750s Britain.... Read More

There is holiness in the stillness and the wild, as it becomes clear in Margo Wheaton’s new collection. Her poems speak of the ways that the earth’s movements translate through human bodies. They personify winds and snows, while... Read More

Impellizzeri does well with the small details that make her characters feel like real people. In "Secrets of Worry Dolls", Amy Impellizzeri winningly weaves together the stories of a mother and daughter, using large-scale tragedies to... Read More

Gritty and graphic, this mystery probes sex-trafficking rings, with empathy to their victims. Anita Nair’s "Chain of Custody" is a gripping mystery set against the backdrop of India’s hustle-and-bustle cities and landscapes. When a... Read More