Hemingway’s novel invites you to linger, to savor, and to enjoy this imagined side of Jane. It is a truth universally acknowledged that the better a lady is acquainted with romantic disappointment, the more eloquently she will speak on... Read More

A wild heroine is at the center of this screwball, frenetic story. Kendal Taylor’s "Once Upon an Apple Martini" is a frenetic novel powered by copious amounts of alcohol and one woman’s desperation to hang onto her job. All Calyssa... Read More

Enthusiasts of astrology and theology will appreciate Astrologer’s Apprentice for its ability to challenge the perception of God. Part coming-of-age story and part cyberthriller, David John Jaegers’s Astrologer’s Apprentice is a... Read More

Lucid, interconnected portraits of adults reveal defeat, yearning, ambition, and loneliness. Nanette L. Avery pays impressive tribute to the Southern Gothic in A Curious Host. Against a backdrop of heavy rain, this panoramic novel... Read More

Embedded throughout this novel are questions of how the country uses technology while hanging on to its democratic ideals. If the daily cable news is not scary enough, try the latest novel by Pardu Ponnapalli—"September 19, 2039: A... Read More

Heavy in theoretical science but lighthearted in its approach, Mondragon is intelligent, multifaceted, and engaging. Mondragon by Aran Jane is a work of speculative science fiction, unexpectedly infused with a kind of technopsychedelic... Read More

This adventurous thriller blends fact with fiction to draw attention to an ancient mystery. Steve Fisher’s "The Carswell Covenant" is a thriller based on real events. This creative novelization of the author’s own travels finds the... Read More

These stories bring to life a world that most will never see, where native populations, eccentrics, inveterate drifters, entrepreneurs, and foreign service workers meet. Nine memorable short stories set in locales ranging from... Read More