Town and Country is an enthralling collection of short stories by Carl Parsons. These tales are set in the Mid-Ohio Valley in America and feature a colorful array of characters. An old man returns to his hometown where he grew up, hoping to reconnect with...

Considering the lattice that connects in-between spaces, reconnecting shards of distant memory, or staring at a sidewalk sketch after a downpour are among ways of approaching The Sandpiper’s Spell, the stunning poetry compilation by Tom Pearson. Whether interpreting a languid moment or creating a narrative...

The Roof Above by Gail Dwyer is a military fiction novel set during the early 2000s amid the War on Terror. The story follows Kelly McGowan, who initially dreams of an exciting future with her fiancé, Matt, a newly commissioned Army lieutenant. However, when Matt...

The Days Before Tomorrow by Mark Hass is an epic historical novel that delves deep into the lives of Wolchi and Leja, two siblings caught in the turbulent currents of Eastern Europe between the World Wars. Set against the haunting backdrops of Western Ukraine, 1930s...

In Trail of the Zombies by David Alyn Gordon, The Nightfall Detective Agency is looking into the affairs of The Utopia Institute, which is involved in very bad things. People like Doctor Carstairs are true believers in things like eugenics and will go to great...

The Crispin Chronicles by Dawn Knox is simply a wonderfully humorous piece of escapist fun. Set in Her Ladyship’s fantastical magic garden, the story revolves around a collection of elves, gnomes, fairies, trolls, cherubs, slugs, and other amazing inhabitants of this arboreal wonderland. Told from...

The Imposter by Johanna van Zanten is a moving, heartfelt story about one woman’s journey through the turbulent and dangerous world of twentieth-century Europe during and after the two world wars. Johanna was born into a country she believed to be her own, Germany, but...

Table for Two by Eliot Parker is a collection of ten short stories, each focusing on the conversations between two people. Set in Appalachia, these stories dive into how people connect—or fail to connect—with each other. The collection starts with "From the Stars Above," where...

The Ark and the Whale by James Fulmer is a literary fiction novel that offers readers a surreal and introspective journey of self-discovery. The story delves into deep themes of isolation, fear, and purposelessness, with the protagonist grappling with these emotions in a world that...

Tales From the Texas Timberlands by J. Andrew Rice comprises five short stories inspired by those told on Texas porches. They present very different characters and deal with many themes and situations. In the first story, we are on a farm where we meet Billy and Jim...