The divisive tragedy of war pulls a fearless fighter from the vineyard to the front lines in Her Own War by Debra Borchert, a gripping and lyrical work of historical fiction. A French pastoral romance and a wartime thriller, this novel [...]
A tender and timely reflection on our beloved planet, Gracious Nature: Poems on Earth and Life by Robert J. Tiess is a poetic love song to the land we so often overlook. With an unwavering reverence for life that loyal readers [...]
An eon-spanning and epically creative work of visionary alternate history, The Great Being by Bill Harvey is a sprawling parable about the powerful forces behind our interconnected existence. After the Nothingness came into awareness of itself 14 billion years ago, it [...]
Following the money from a sleazy rip-off ring leads to bigger and more dangerous fish in Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko, a high-stakes hunt for justice in Tokyo. In a city where real estate is profitable enough to kill for, a [...]
A richly imagined tale of cowboys, aliens, and an ethnographic clash of cultures, Starmen by Francis Hamit is a genre-bending adventure with enough historical touchstones to brilliantly blur the line between fact and fiction. In this slightly alternate universe, legendary anthropologist [...]
Bitter enemies become unlikely allies and chart a new course for the shattered remnants of humanity in The End of the World: Rise of the After Lord by H.S. Gilchrist, a stunning work of genre-bending sci-fi. Cut off from the mind-controlling [...]
Romance, religion, and familial duties clash in Leigh Grant's historical novel, Mask of Dreams, a 15th century drama centered on the fates of two unlikely loners. Imprisoned in a life she never asked for, the rebellious Caterina is far from the [...]
A satirical romp through the mind of a muddled nation, told through the eyes of an undercover alien leader, Daft Mejora's Infinite Madness (Or, How to Travel Near America with Friends) by Karl Dehmelt is a scathing piece of trenchant brilliance. [...]
The rare kind of memoir that makes one forget it's not a novel, From Bonham to Buddha and Back Again: The Slow Enlightenment of the Hard Rock Drummer by Clementine Moss is an exhilarating and enlightening read. Slowly revealing the autobiographical [...]
A touching tale of brotherly devotion and the life-altering consequences of war, In the Shadow of the Sun by Poli Flores Jr. is an outback California drama that echoes across small-town American life. In the shifting cultural landscape of the Vietnam [...]