The stoicism of pioneers on the Great Plains is brought vividly to life through one young woman’s struggles. More than one hundred thousand Germans immigrated to the United States from Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century.... Read More

Combining personal accounts with exhaustive research, this outstanding book should become a definitive resource on gluten intolerance. "Toxic Staple", Anne Sarkisian’s excellent, informative book about gluten, a substance found in... Read More

Ratcliff’s clever use of imagery delights the senses. Faced with worry and fear, Annie’s dreams take over and she relives the history of her ancestors. "Annie’s Legacy" by Elizabeth Ratcliff follows several generations of Annie and... Read More

Hurley’s eloquent, hypnotic style will have readers following, unquestioningly, to the very end. A tale of redemption, love, and mystery, "The Prodigal" is a masterpiece of artistic imagination and fluid strokes of the pen.... Read More

Summer camps and boarding schools are ideal settings for fiction; the removal of parents from the equation expands the possibilities significantly. That’s Not a Feeling, by Dan Josefson, combines that isolated sense of setting—The... Read More

The widely accepted estimate that forty-eight million Americans fish for fun may or may not be accurate. After all, a skeptic might ask, who’s actually doing the counting out there on the countless scenic rivers and lakes where the... Read More

“Marriage turns romance into misery,” says Julia Connery, now fifty-three and worried that hers is going sour. Through Julia’s eyes, Bee Robb’s "My Occasional Torment" explores relationships between couples—mostly middle-aged... Read More

“Grandfather is a good and decent man…he just wasn’t the love of your life” Erik repeats after a conversation with his grandmother. These words would be enough to shake most families apart yet the secret revealed to Esther Jensen... Read More