Krista Tibbs’ Uncertainty Principles brings together a very disparate group of students; their only common element is a group study they’re required to complete in order to graduate. Their project focuses on electromagnetic disturbances, evolving from observations of EMF changes around a prayer group in...

In The National Memorial, John Barth Jr pits a crusader for a better world against the societal undercurrents that aim only to drag all down to the lowest common denominator. Henry Beaugard is an ordinary man who works hard to realize his vision of empowering...

Things are looking bleak for both Kate and "the kid" at the start of Anne Rothman-Hicks and Kenneth Hicks' novel, Kate and the Kid. Kate lost her editorial job at a NYC publishing company and had a huge, possibly relationship ending, fight with her lawyer...

Think of The Maltese Falcon in the milieu of 21st century Silicon Valley, and you’ll end up with something like Bad Karma (A Jack McCoul Caper) by Dwight Holing. Jack McCoul, the main character in Holing’s series of mysteries, is a former high-end burglar and...

In The Boys of the Dixie Pig by Stacy Childs, Mack Barton is a weapons dealer. The last four years of his life had not been easy. As he has a dangerous job, someone far more dangerous is always after him and he is always...

Tiptoe is a contemporary fiction novel written by Kit O'Conor. When Roan was small, he knew he was a knight. He dreamed of it at night and, during the day, found countless dragons to slay. When he went to school, the other children were not...

Beneath The Greater Sky by Andrew Voelker begins on a seemingly hopeful note: Ryan going out for a jog after coming home, his pregnant wife Kathy due in five weeks, and him receiving a quilt his wife made for their child. But things go awry...

In The Rearranged Life by Annika Sharma, college senior and future doctor Nithya comes from a traditional Indian family. Her parents have always planned on an arranged marriage for her. She has always obeyed her parents and tried so hard to please them, so an...

Kill The Balloons: Williamsburg in the Singles by Anthony Joseph Morrone is a story of life, a day in the life of a group of friends in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Perhaps the two most important questions in life for these friends are: “Where’s the party?” and...

TJ, a smart high school student with the potential to go to college but lacking motivation, wants to be a singer like his idol R Kelly. Looking at his life in The Boy Scout: A Novella by D. Bryant Simmons, nothing in his environment indicates...