After Woodstock by Howard Reiss is an exploration of friendship, love, and the philosophical journey of life. The novel follows the lives of two childhood friends, Ryan and Jack, whose paths diverge dramatically after the Woodstock concert. Ryan becomes a successful corporate lawyer, while Jack,...

Mask of Her Reflection in Venus by L. A. Espriux is a heartfelt collection of short stories that cover themes of identity, illusion, and finding meaning. Each story introduces different characters going through pain, loss, or deep thinking. The first story is about a woman...

When Tethers Fray by Rajiv Mittal is a deeply moving novel that follows Uma, a hospice nurse who cares for people in their final days. Through her eyes, we see the quiet struggles of patients and their families as they face the reality of death....

David Loux’s historical novel, The Lost Seigneur, is a gritty, gripping, and engrossing saga of the Laux family set in early 18th-century colonial America and France. This is a sequel to the first novel, Chateaux Laux, in the Chateau Laux Odyssey. I was able to...

Recovering Maurice by Martin Zelder is a literary novel about Maurice, a university professor in his sixties. He has lived a steady life with his wife and career until an unexpected meeting inspires him to reconsider difficult experiences from his past. His brother suffered a...

In NZ Kaminsky's Sense of Home, young Tyra’s journey starts in calamity when dangerous beasts destroy her tranquil life in Azure. Ripped away from her once vibrant homeland, Tyra and her family become nomads, forced to survive in harsh, foreign lands and towns like Marigold...

The Memory Gardener by Mustafa Nejem is a unique psychological fantasy novella. Joseph is a memory gardener helping people to restore their memories. Drawing a parallel with tending garden flowers, Joseph nurtures the fragile memory fragments, trying to help them grow into a coherent story....

Like Water Drops by Issa is a meditative and emotionally layered novel about grief, spiritual defiance, and the quiet unraveling of identity. We're with Isaac after the sudden death of a very close friend. He is left hollowed out by guilt and disbelief. Once part...

The Orchard by Joseph Kinnebrew is a haunting and ambitious work of literary fiction. We find ourselves in a symbolic, often surreal meditation on morality, sin, and the soul’s pursuit of grace. It is structured through layered metaphors and an abstract narrative style, as the...

“I don’t think about what I should be doing because I don’t know what I want to do or what’s keeping me from doing it.” Last Call at Smokey Row, a captivating novel by Pat Camalliere, beautifully portrays a slice of life from a recently...