The Trouble with Belonging: A Novel by Magdalena Stanhoff is an engrossing, character-driven young adult novel you will cherish for a long time to come. What happens when Chen Kehuan, an eight-year-old lone wolf, meets a little girl named Niki that changes his life...

The Last Professional by Ed Davis is a slice-of-life drama novel that follows the story of a young man who finds himself living the boxcar life to overcome the baggage of his past. Set in the early 80s, the book follows twenty-six-year-old Lynden Hoover, a...

The House of the Red Duke: A Phoenix Rising by Vivienne Brereton takes readers back to Tudor England at the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries. The old King Henry had died and the young, handsome, and extremely brash King...

The Story of My Universe and Other Stories, by the well-reviewed Christopher Guerin, is an intriguing collection of stories that will make you think, feel, chuckle, and imagine. This writer has a versatile style that will satisfy those looking for variety and depth in their...

Ten Thousand Rocks by Ndirangu Githaiga introduces us to a married couple who had first met when they were in middle school. William Henry Young is a medical doctor and black, and his white wife Laura is a teacher. William, known as Will, has a...

The Center of Gravity by Patricia Brandon has an intriguing title, one that makes you think. After reading this historical novel you’ll find yourself dissecting aspects of the book’s storyline and “what ifs.” This is a sweeping novel that takes the reader from the days...

Nexus: a point linking two or more things. In the grounds of the All Souls Church in St. Louis is a red granite bench. A bench that has seen and heard many things. K.L. Kemp’s The Red Granite Confessional follows the story of various people:...

Hidden horror comes to life in The Salvation of Kora by Yolanda Olson. Young adult Lily struggles to establish a normal life and move on from the traumas of her past, burdened by the twin losses of her mother and sister to different fates. Being...

Twitch: The Foundling's Quest by Ralph Smith is a Dickensian tale that exceeds expectations. Malcolm’s story is the life of a poor boy who manages to beat the odds and rise from poverty, but the journey he faces on his way to success has been...

The Lip Reader by Michael Thal tells the powerful story of Zhila Shirazi, the eldest of four children born to Solomon and Sara Shirazi, Jews who live in Tehran with their extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Solomon owns a small pharmacy while Sara...