Aboard a spacecraft, two teens hold out hope for new life on post-apocalyptic Earth in this believable YA science fiction novel. "The Contaminants", a work of dystopian fantasy for teens from Devin K. Smyth (the pen name of Kevin Speth),... Read More
The weighty themes of mental illness and abuse are skillfully balanced with a road trip plot line and observations on America’s homogenization. In YA writer John Michael Cummings’s first adult novel, Don’t Forget Me, Bro, a... Read More
A tale of scientific experiments and research conducted by unique, compelling characters provokes philosophical thought. In "Enigma in Blue", Klaus Bytzek creates a cast of eccentric characters who posit questions about the nature of our... Read More
Cheryl Kerr masterfully and simultaneously lets the uninitiated into the equine realm as it canters through multiple perspectives. Cheryl Kerr’s second novel, "Photofinish", blends mystery and suspense while drawing readers into the... Read More
Like a good friend reminiscing, Peter S. Fischer tells stories about his days as a TV writer and his transition to a career as an author of Hollywood mysteries. "Me and Murder, She Wrote" provides an insider view of Hollywood from the... Read More
McDermott’s rare talent for conveying a crisp image of a scene shines in this collection of fresh, tightly woven stories. Courtney McDermott’s collection of short stories, "How They Spend Their Sundays", is like a Whitman’s Sampler... Read More
“I could hear the television in the family room in the basement as the kids and I sat in the living room, holding each other and crying. Grant came bounding up the stairs and started yelling that he wasn’t going to tolerate a bunch... Read More
"Midnight in Rome" follows in the tradition of recent memoirs that chronicle a significant year in the life of the writer, like Julie and Julia or Colin Beavan’s No Impact Man. Newly graduated from UCLA, California native Michael J.... Read More