The Bat is the second book in The Red Grouse Tales series by Leslie Garland. When a group of friends gathers at the local inn, one of them starts telling stories from their childhood. The narrator, Tom, recalls his summer holidays in school, spent swimming,...

The Wizard of Odd by Patti Sherry-Crews revolves around Miles, an emotionally unstable voice actor with pseudobulbar affect (PBA), who arrives on Todd Island to house-sit at the Todd estate. Miles is tasked with looking after a dog named Tyrone, but the dog's size and...

The Night of the Animals by J.J. Pascal follows René at his mother's wake, wading through unresolved issues with his estranged brother, Marcel. René feels overshadowed by Marcel at the ceremony and battles anxiety over the family curse of dying at age 35. As René...

Two Souls by Maksim Haretski, newly translated by Olya Ianovskaia, is a powerful existential and political novel that vividly captures the turmoil of early 20th-century Belarus. Originally published during the Russian Revolution and long suppressed for its bold critique of Bolshevism, the story follows Ignat...

In Judith Works' The Measure of Life, Nicole Carlisle, a young wife and mother, is married to Martin, a much older, career-driven man. She leaves her life in Seattle to live with him in Rome, where they both endure a loveless marriage. Desperately in need...

The Gourmet Club by trial lawyer and award-winning author Michael A. Kahn is an engaging, sometimes funny, sometimes heart-rending novel that traces the lives of four lawyers accepted into a prestigious Chicago law firm. During the early, hazing-like days after their employment, they form a...

The Year of My Humiliation by C.J. Sursum is a powerful exploration of pride, guilt, and redemption. We're with Michael, who is a once-arrogant pediatric plastic surgeon whose life crumbles after discovering his wife Rosie’s betrayal. When tragedy strikes, Michael is consumed by remorse and...

The Last Doorbell by William Parker is a poignant literary novel where we're with Ben, a man whose past is supposed to be behind him. With his debts cleared and a trove of wild stories to entertain his friends, Ben is ready to move on....

The Book Collector Trilogy by Tom Story is a collection of three stories that explore the transformative power of books. In the first story, The Book Collector, a curious young man visits a bookstore where he meets an aging book collector. This encounter teaches him...

The Horseman's Tale by Tom Equels is an evocative story surrounding the life of Jake Montgomery, a Vietnam war veteran struggling with PTSD and extreme fits of rage triggered by the disorder. After his introduction to Written Exposure Therapy, Jake ultimately decides to journal the...