Toxic sisterhood leads to Viking-inspired ritual murder in Johana Gustawsson’s gothic-infused Scandinavian novel "Yule Island". Karl, a police inspector, arrives at a crime scene where a girl has been found dead with her body covered... Read More

"The Witchstone" is a humorous urban fantasy novel in which a smooth-talking demon helps to break a generational curse. When the brutal bureaucrats of Hell give lackadaisical Laszlo an ultimatum—improve his performance as a Curse... Read More

"The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry" is a dazzling novel about a girl’s crusade to save a local mountain—and perhaps fall in love. In Rebecca Laxton’s delightful novel "The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry", an artistic thirteen-year-old... Read More

Serenella Quarello’s delightful and thoughtful reference text "Extinctopedia" focuses on various animals in danger of disappearing, with suggestions for what can be done to save them. Quarello catalogs more than 150 types of animals,... Read More

An actuary-turned-business-owner races the clock to find a killer in Antti Tuomainen’s thriller "The Beaver Theory". Henri’s life has become quite exciting of late: he moved in with his girlfriend, Laura, and her daughter; a sketchy... Read More

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