Perfect Cadence by Tamar Anolic is an engaging story about ambition, loyalty, and the uncertain journey toward artistic success. Set in the late 1970s, the novel follows Gunnar Erickson and his best friend, Shep Townsend, as they leave Nebraska for Los Angeles, carrying only their...

A Life in Too Many Margins by S.E. Thomson is a bittersweet LGBTQ+ story of a young person torn between their birth gender and their absolute certainty that they were male, not female. David is also plagued by several pain-filled disorders and conditions, such as...

Nine Rooms in the House by Dave Ellis begins with John, who moves through silent farmland, keeping animals alive and retracing the path that led from crowded towns to empty fields. His account settles on memories that still press against his present, and those memories...

“You sit up in bed. This is where you’ve landed—fallen off the map, and no one seems to care. But that’s not new. You’ve felt invisible before. Now it’s just official.” That’s life in Eddie The KIng (the title is not a typo), a collection...

Hearts and Bones by Lawrence D. Bub follows Maya over about a decade of her life. It alternates between her college years in the 1980s and her third year of medical school in the 1990s. During her freshman year, she crosses paths with Peter, a...

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” In Sincerely, Mildred by Ashley Rea, Mildred is a dreamer. So much so that the 19-year-old sometimes gets into trouble with her wandering mind at the cannery job...

In Nothing North of Delmar by Ellen Barker, Novelle and her sister were raised mostly by their mother, as their father was rarely present. Novelle is hardworking and excels at academics. After college, she leaves for graduate studies at Washington University. When she arrives in...

Star of the County Down by Doc Richter is set in post-COVID times. It follows Sam Miller, a Marine Corps veteran, who returns home from service only to find out that his wife has left him, emptying their bank accounts, leaving no contact, and taking...

Black Cattle by John Meilink is a stunningly powerful, disturbing, and deeply moving story of the slave trade from West Africa in the seventeenth century, told from the Dutch perspective. In the late 1600s across West Africa, European nations, Muslim traders, and African kings were...

Crossfire (Life’s A Rodeo Book 1) by Heidi Herman is a delightful love story wrapped up in a message about work/life balance and the pressures of family and legacy. Moirin Garrett has spent her adult life building her skills, her reputation, and her family’s massive...