Anne Shaw Heinrich's House of Teeth is set in the small town of Poulson, where the ending of one marriage begins pulling several families into the same orbit. Judy Saunders spends years trapped in a bitter relationship with truck driver John, while he quietly builds...

In Ali Hamdoun’s Habracadabrah, after surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Shinobu stays alive way beyond his expected lifespan. This is in the care of Seiren, who moves him to an isolated forest home where his damaged body requires constant treatment so he can keep...

Happisad Memories by M. P. B. Clairette is the story of a woman whose life falls apart after she loses her baby to stillbirth. She goes back home carrying a kind of grief that nobody around her really understands. People say the wrong things, some...

Hearts and Bones by Lawrence D. Bub follows Maya over about a decade of her life. It alternates between her college years in the 1980s and her third year of medical school in the 1990s. During her freshman year, she crosses paths with Peter, a...

He Opened His Eyes and It was Dark by R. R. Griffin is a thought-provoking story set in a dystopian future. In this world, students are taught slogans and how to be cogs in the machine, but they are never taught how to solve problems....

Halley's Gathering by William Overstreet is a historical literary novel set in early 20th-century America, where Julia Halley operates a trading post deep within the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico Territory. She has gathered a diverse circle of companions, including a Southern doctor who provides...

House of Crimson Roses by Chad Lester depicts the lives of slaves and plantation owners during the American Civil War period. This bold narrative begins in 1859 with John Brown, an abolitionist leader, who leads a raid on an armory in Virginia. A year later,...

Humbug by Sarah Whelan masterfully transforms Ebenezer Scrooge’s narrative in A Christmas Carol from the third person to first person point of view. The result is that Scrooge’s misanthropic and miserly nature is deconstructed for readers who will no doubt view the time-honored tale in...

Her Own Devices by Geoffrey Dutton is an entertaining tale of action and justice set in picturesque Piraeus, Greece. Anna Burmeister, a grieving widow and dedicated mother, channels her pain into a fight against child trafficking after witnessing a young boy’s abduction. Her determination drives...

Henry's Version by Brett Shapiro is a gripping novel dedicated to the significant moments in the life of an elderly man, Henry. These moments include Henry's first crush and heartbreak as a boy, his interactions with his family, his marriage to his husband Len, the...