Thoughtfully organized to maximize enjoyment, this sci-fi collection introduces YA readers to exciting subgenres and authors. Underwood and Holder follow up Futuredaze, their collection of original science-fiction stories and poetry,... Read More

Self-referential humor creates a refreshing metafictional world that paves the way for a well-balanced and entertaining superpowered adventure. Samit Basu is a wunderkind when it comes to action. His second adult novel, "Resistance",... Read More

This clearly-laid-out cookbook is perfect for those who don’t want to sacrifice taste for healthy choices—or vice versa. Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking: Authentic Recipes for Dieters, Diabetics, and All Food Lovers, by Jim Peyton,... Read More

Themes developed across stories and apparent in letters and essays comprehensively illumine the philosophy of Jewish feminist writer Hava Shapiro. Writing primarily in Hebrew around the turn of the last century, Hava Shapiro was among... Read More

The Texas-Mexico border makes for a thrilling, violent setting for this gritty novel of drug cartels, police dedication, and family. If you live in the American Southwest, newspapers assault you with drug-war statistics. In other parts... Read More

Person and place intersect to offer insight into what dysfunction, within both individuals and families, reveals about us. The characters in C. B. Anderson’s impressive collection "River Talk" live in and around western Maine’s river... Read More

Young characters personify a tumultuous era, giving it meaning to those for whom the Great Depression feels like ancient history. These ten stories, composed over the course of Betty Jean Tucker’s adult life, circle the era of the... Read More

This larger-than-life protagonist and all his flaws make this tense adventure a thrill to read. Jack Madson has an anger he can’t shake: he fights, he regularly loses his cool, and he doesn’t let up even when he knows what’s good... Read More