Did you know Foreword‘s editorial team gives every one of our reviewers carte blanche permission to kill a review if the reviewer can’t highly recommend the book to readers? It’s true—we refuse to waste valuable editorial space... Read More
Executive Editor Matt Sutherland Interviews Adele Holmes, Author of Winter’s Reckoning / To be great, a novel needs to succeed on multiple fronts: plotting, powerful openings, character development, dialogue, and so on—all without... Read More
In the historical novel "A Dagger for Catherine Douglas", a young couple contemplates the value of sacrifice. Though its impetus is the fifteenth century murder of a Scottish king, Euan MacPherson’s historical novel "A Dagger for... Read More
Winter’s Labyrinth is a fast and entertaining fantasy novel whose inventive world is richly built. A warrior will either fulfill her destiny to save humankind or plunge the world into further darkness in the fourth volume of Dana... Read More
"Broken Lines" is a rollicking, careening adventure unlike any other. With a bizarre plot, metafiction that breaks the fourth wall, and lots of visual candy, Tom Pappalardo’s "Broken Lines" is entertainingly unique. Pappalardo has... Read More
This legal thriller is an electrifying examination of human failings in the justice system. The Texas criminal justice system is splayed open in Brian Clary’s gripping legal thriller, "Amicus Curiae". A complex plot, identifiable... Read More
This mystery and thriller charts new territory by examining shades of evil and whether ends always justify means. After his wife and son die in a suspicious fire, Nick takes a job as a high-rise window washer and building maintenance... Read More