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 Wake of Expectations by Javier De Lucia is a raw, hilarious, and heartfelt coming-of-age novel set in the analog haze of the 1990s. Calvin ‘Cal’ McShane is poised for a perfect future with his dream college on the horizon, and his parents just won...

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...

A Pleasant Fiction by Javier De Lucia offers readers a raw and emotional exploration of familial loss, personal struggles, and life's unexpected challenges. The story follows Calvin, a man navigating the profound sorrow of losing his parents, brother, and uncle in quick succession. Calvin's family...

Unbroken by J.S. Rosen presents a collection of stories woven around the common theme of fractured families. A do-it-yourself dollhouse that never made it to completion bears silent witness to a father struggling with depression. There is the awkward dance of non-verbal gestures between random...

Talking White Owl by Valerie Hagenbush is an expansive and powerful literary novel. Viktor Talking White Owl is a young Lakota man growing up near South Dakota’s Black Hills. Initially unaware of the deep and transformative history that surrounds him, Viktor comes of age under...

A Tuscan Interlude: Book 2 Alternate Realm Trilogy by Celeste Johnson sweeps readers into a sultry summer in Florence, where a blockbuster film production and a viral journalistic rivalry stir the passions of locals and visitors alike. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Tuscany’s hills 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...

Custody Down Under by Elizabeth Woolsey delivers a captivating and heartwarming tale layered with grief, hope, and the longing for family. The story follows the journey of six-year-old Maddison Monroe, who loses her father, Daniel, in a tragic car accident in South Australia. As she...

Peter Briscoe’s novel Between Memory and Oblivion is a marvelous trip into the world of rare books, libraries’ special collections departments, and book-sellers and buyers. But more than a venture into this fascinating area, it is an argument for preserving rare books and books themselves....