It’s 1945 and the war in Europe and Japan has just ended. Harriet and Nat are two siblings who have completely different dreams about what they want to achieve. Harriet wants to take her father’s place at the chemical plant he runs, so she goes...

Taking My Half out of the Middle is a work of fiction that hybridizes political essays and travel genres. It is aimed at all ages and was penned by author Ouen Owen. The book tells the tale of a road trip between two brothers of...

In Tempest On the Outer Banks by Rodney Barfield, the year is 1968 and Hurricane Gladys is heading towards Croatan Island, just as a lonely ship called The Last Run leaves the shore. The Last Run never returned. Fifteen years later, Kurt Salter arrives from...

When The Fireworks End is a work of fiction in the coming of age sub-genre, penned for mature young adults and new adult audiences by author Alex Lund. Focusing closely on the culture and experience of growing up in a close-knit Japanese coastal community, we...

The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale is a work of comedic fiction penned by author Neal Cassidy. Written for adults due to mature sexual situations, drug use, violence, and explicit language, the plot focuses on six college friends who are about to leave the world...

Boulder County: Crime, Love, and Cannabis, West of the 100th Meridian by Marc Krulewitch is a modern-day “good ‘ole boys vs the Government" conspiracy novel that strikes at the heart of Colorado’s freeing up of cannabis use. Buddy Fisher can trace his roots in Boulder...

Nobody’s Mulligan is a work of fiction penned by author Brian Holt, which focuses on the theme of Christian faith and of the apocalyptic potential consequences of not adhering to it. Margaret Sullivan is our protagonist, a woman whose power lies not in taking up...

The Duplex is a work of interpersonal drama and LGBTQ+ fiction penned by author Lucky Stevens. Set in the recent past in the glamorous world of Los Angeles in the 1950s, we find our main protagonist Cliff leading a not so perfect life. Being gay...

Watermark: The Broken Bell Series by Elise Schiller is a heart-breaking story of teenage angst, coming of age, family dysfunction, and poverty in the inner city. Angel Ferente is a little more damaged than your average teenager and yet, she has managed to rise above...

There is a lot to unpack in Return to Eternity, Jenni Barnett's colorful and character-driven drama. I appreciated the preface certainly, as it grounded me in the factual history of colonial Australia that the novel expands upon. This is more than historical fiction; it's a...