In Teresa H. Janssen’s impressionistic historical novel "The Ways of Water", a girl comes of age in the American Southwest, facing multiple family struggles. In the early 1900s, Josie’s family lives in the New Mexico desert, where... Read More

In the speculative thriller "Privileged Secrets", conspiracies both human and supernatural are exposed because of a New York cult. Harper Woods’s engrossing thriller "Privileged Secrets" involves a patriarchal cult—and a... Read More

Though acknowledging that depression can have ill effects, "Fighting Chance" approaches its subject with hope. Sarah Zabel’s comprehensive text "Fighting Chance" concerns the science of depression, emphasizing effective treatments and... Read More

Alan Rose’s literary novel "As If Death Summoned" is about grief and community in the time of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The book’s unnamed narrator has returned to the US from Australia, where he spent a decade with his partner, Gray,... Read More