When Kwesi confides to his Nana Ruby that he is embarrassed by his inability to swim, she makes him a deal: if he learns to swim, she will, too. Surprised that Nana Ruby can’t swim, Kwesi learns about segregation—and its lingering... Read More

Julian Borger’s illuminating, elegiac memoir "I Seek a Kind Person" traces his search for his Viennese father’s wartime history. In 1983, Borger’s father, Robert, committed suicide. Borger, a journalist, later discovered an... Read More

An Irish woman finds solace with a Donegal weaver in Jennifer Deibel’s warm historical romance novel "Heart of the Glen". Saoirse, running from her past, is set to become a housemaid. When the job falls through, she’s taken in by... Read More

In Sarah M. Eden’s romance novel "The Tides of Time", a seamstress fleeing persecution is cast eighty years into the future, where she faces unresolved pain from her revolutionary past. In France, Lili smuggles people to safety from... Read More

Innate chemistry helps ferry a couple through their challenges in the exciting romance novel "And They Had a Great Fall". A guarded widow and a movie star keep their budding relationship a secret in Shelby Saville’s moving romance... Read More

A strong woman with a penchant for forgiveness navigates the tumult of her complicated relationships in the historical novel "Unruly Human Hearts". In Barbara Southard’s rousing historical novel "Unruly Human Hearts", a woman navigates... Read More

Family stories and regrets drive a woman away from home and pull her back again in the affecting literary novel "The Pale Flesh of Wood". In Elizabeth A. Tucker’s moving novel "The Pale Flesh of Wood", a woman grapples with her... Read More

In Raj Tawney’s perceptive novel "All Mixed Up", a multiracial boy contends with bullying and finds friendship in the aftermath of 9/11. Kamal’s father is from India. His mother is a New Yorker with Italian and Puerto Rican roots. At... Read More