Parts of "Choosing the Hero", K. Riva Levinson’s new political memoir, read like a riveting geopolitical thriller, which only makes this true-life story of one woman’s triumph over civil war and corruption more compelling. Levinson... Read More

A young boy imagines his life from a distance in this piercing story about escaping circumstances. Tangential, expansive in its ability to capture youth at a crossroads, and unexpectedly piercing, Eric Dupont’s "Life in the Court of... Read More

The undertone of a wordless answer to loneliness and doubt runs beneath its lines of elegantly crafted prose. "The Universe Playing Strings", by R. M. Kinder, is a tapestry of middle America threaded with music, as souls drift into each... Read More

This novel blends a deeply emotional story with an environment that is captivating in its danger and complexity. In Camilla Trinchieri’s "Seeking Alice", World War II is a force that makes it difficult for families to stay together.... Read More

"Hex" is playful and self-reflective, mixing contemporary culture with folklore. “Once there were two girls and one of them was me,” writes Sarah Blackman in her debut novel, "Hex". By turns fabulous and factual, "Hex" spirals... Read More

"Not Just a Game" is exciting, fast-moving historical fiction with a speculative edge. Doug Zipes’s "Not Just a Game" delves into what it’s like to be a Jewish athlete across multiple time periods and generations. The Beckers—Adam,... Read More

In this award-winning fictionalized autobiography, eighty-nine-year-old writer and educator Marguerite Andersen shares her struggles with the choices she made when love for her children came into conflict with her longing for freedom,... Read More

Married innkeepers Joan and Jeff Stanford gradually built a vegan pleasure dome at their California home, creating America’s only vegan resort, complete with organic farm and restaurant, The Ravens. The Stanfords’ philosophy evolved... Read More