What if monsters were real, and everyone knew it? The second book in a series, Cadwell Turnbull’s fantasy novel "We Are the Crisis" uncovers deep truths concerning human nature. An invisible space-time traveler narrates, oscillating... Read More

Essie Fox’s novel "The Fascination" is a scintillating cabinet of curiosities. Theo—whose mother died in childbirth and whose father is, for him, a question mark—grows up love-deprived, hidden on a country estate whose grandeur... Read More

A novel about healing, "Peaceful Waters" follows as a woman seeks the personal power of accepting a great loss. In Anne Hutcheson’s novel "Peaceful Waters", a woman deals with the unexpected loss of her boyfriend. Donovan committed... Read More

In Heather B. Moore’s illuminating novel "Under the Java Moon", a Dutch family is sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. Inspired by a woman who lived in Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) when she and the women in her family were... Read More

In the evocative historical novel "Red Clay Suzie", a teenager’s growing awareness of his sexual orientation clashes with his conservative surroundings and makes him a timeless and empathetic hero. Jeffrey Dale Lofton’s quiet... Read More

A punk rock teacher is embroiled in a major protest movement in Sim Kern’s involving speculative novel The Free People’s Village. Maddie is an English teacher. She has a crush on Red, who is trans and nonbinary. Red lives in the Lab,... Read More

Jennifer L. Wright’s exciting novel "The Girl from the Papers" is filled with robberies, revenge, and redemption. Beatrice used to be a star, but she now lives in poverty. She fled from her abusive stepfather and is desperate for fame... Read More

In Jenny Lund Madsen’s novel "Thirty Days of Darkness", a misanthropic author is embroiled in a murder mystery. Hannah’s books are cerebral, acclaimed by critics—and read by almost no one. After making a rash, very public promise... Read More