Andrew Furman’s wondrous novel "The World That We Are" connects young Henry David Thoreau with a contemporary college professor. In 1837, twenty-year-old Thoreau resigns from his position as a schoolteacher after his superiors insist... Read More

Narrated with emotional intensity, "The Satisfied Introvert" is a memoir about working to succeed beyond social challenges; it includes suggestions for others, too. Benjamin Plumb’s memoir-cum-self-help-book "The Satisfied Introvert"... Read More

In James Janko’s searing novel "The Wire-Walker", a talented Palestinian girl defies the limitations of her home to declare “watch for me in the sky.” Amal, raised in a West Bank refugee camp, grows up with few joys: a peek of sky,... Read More

With sensual finesse, the historical novel "The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty" captures the decadence of a changing nation via a couple’s unique marriage. Kirsten Mickelwait’s shimmering historical novel "The Ashtrays... Read More

Helpful, practical advice fills Janice V. Johnson Dowd’s empathetic book "Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery", an easy-to-read guide written to work alongside twelve-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. The first three chapters... Read More

A whaler and his wife experience a tragedy and new beginnings in Cynthia Reeves’s poignant historical novel "The Last Whaler". Tor loves whaling. Each summer, he leaves his family in Norway and sails to icy Svalbard to hunt. But... Read More

Mark Powell’s brooding Southern novel "The Late Rebellion" dives into the psychology of a multigenerational South Carolina family whose members rage against the future and cling to the past. Richard, a bank founder, receives a call... Read More

Grant Price’s cyberpunk thriller "Pacific State" follows a revenge assassination scheme in future-set, corporation-dominated Berlin, where skyscrapers loom over a devastated environment. Mia is a crusading mercenary; Owen is a former... Read More