Triumphs do not come in the form a young immigrant expected in the nuanced memoir "Open Turns". Hendrika de Vries’s moving memoir "Open Turns" is about facing postwar displacement and discrimination in Australia. In war-torn Amsterdam,... Read More

Siblings reunite for a weekend in Linda Dahl’s "Tiny Vices", a wise novel about navigating midlife in which tense relationships and a woman’s self-protectiveness collide. On a spring break trip to Rincón Bay, Mexico, Kathy... Read More

Accessing the universal through the specific, "Infinite Paradise" is a poetic memoir that exalts a cherished homestead. Celebrating the complex, startling beauty of a singular place, Dianne Ebertt Beeaff’s memoir "Infinite Paradise" is... Read More

About an intercultural childhood impacted by international tensions, "The Roots of the Guava Tree" is a revealing memoir. Sonia Daccarett’s moving memoir "The Roots of the Guava Tree" is about being the daughter of a Jewish mother and... Read More

"The Lavender Blade" is a powerful fantasy novel about pursuing love despite all obstacles. E. L. Deards’s appealing fantasy novel "The Lavender Blade" is about exorcising demons and queer identity. Colton is an exorcist and charlatan... Read More