Short chapters make this Christian meditation on life challenges an ideal bedside devotional. Rea Nolan Martin, the author of three works of visionary fiction, turns to nonfiction with Walking on Water: A Path to Empowerment. This... Read More

Holmes’s gossamer-gentle prose captures the skeins of memory tangled with real life. What’s the breaking point between an artist’s dedication to her craft and a commitment to loving relationships? This probing question is central... Read More

This story from a single dad about combating the court system for custody is moving and inspirational. Single fathers are getting the short end of the stick in the United States family court system, Ohio writer Joshua McDowell argues in... Read More

A young woman may go blind, in this novel with a bristling, staccato torrent of vivid imagery from an acclaimed Chilean author. "Seeing Red", by Lina Meruane, dramatically introduces English-language readers to the acclaimed Chilean... Read More

This unflinching novel focuses on a sometime psychic who is forced to make difficult choices in her declining New Mexico hometown. In "The Staked Plains", Stefan Kiesbye portrays life in a declining New Mexican town through the eyes of a... Read More

These stories tap into our collective anxiety and defy social norms. Amy L. Clark’s short-story collection, "Adulterous Generation", consists of twenty arresting stories that present moments in which seemingly nurturing environments... Read More

This novel’s theme is encouraging, inviting, and compelling: God calls ordinary people to fulfill his purpose in ways they could never imagine. Walking with Herb: A Spiritual Golfing Journey to the Masters, by Joe S. Bullock, is the... Read More

This intimate, revealing, well-written book illustrates the need for all families to compile and record the lore that makes their heritage unique. Honorable Heritage: A Book of Family Folklore, by Billy Boyd Lavender, is the kind of book... Read More