Dark, propulsive, and deliciously sinister…
A calculating detective hunts a killer who knows exactly how to get his attention in Hernandez’s fast-paced noir mystery. When a string of brutal murders rocks New York City, Detective Jerry Crowder is drawn back… Soaked: A Noir Mystery Short by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.
Dark, propulsive, and deliciously sinister…
A calculating detective hunts a killer who knows exactly how to get his attention in Hernandez’s fast-paced noir mystery. When a string of brutal murders rocks New York City, Detective Jerry Crowder is drawn back… 
An intimate, perceptive coming-of-age story.
Wang examines the cost of reinventing yourself in a changing China. Mark (Cheng) Ma never expected to find himself in his high school’s prestigious international program, where English replaces Chinese and the future seems to… 
A warmhearted, irresistible page-turner.
Nixon’s historical novel delivers an engaging tale of resilience, ambition, and found family amid Prohibition and the Great Depression. After her mother’s death, 20-year-old Lila Young leaves Rockford, Ill., for Lima, Ohio, hoping to make a… 
Magical, informative, inspiring; an irresistible invitation to explore, question, and discover.
Korkidis blends science, history, and adventure into magical journeys through the lives of history’s most influential scientists. Galileo’s Points of Light in the Night Sky, the first volume in… 
Darkly funny, philosophically rich, and emotionally astute.
Bruechle delivers an ambitious work of literary metafiction that blurs the boundary between author and invention with wit, intelligence, and surprising emotional depth. Struggling novelist Baker McCloud pours himself into a manuscript populated… 
Enchanting, immersive, intricately woven…
Historical fantasy, Celtic folklore, and time travel converge in Judson’s ambitious Braided Dimensions series. Braided Dimensions, the first volume, begins when Kay Halfin, a retired Berkeley professor of ancient languages, follows a mysterious bard through an… 
An unflinching, immersive, and incendiary portrait of injustice…
Levin crafts a layered portrait of a city and a nation confronting the realities of injustice and change in his latest novel. 1963 Detroit. When an aspiring Motown musician witnesses a white… 
A riveting blend of science fiction, mystery, and exploration…
False accusations, fractured loyalties, and an alien world’s hidden secrets drive Gadeken’s richly imagined second installment in the Nabukko Trilogy. After being accused of murders she could not have committed, Eff… 
A psychologically rich, intricately plotted thriller.
In Sharpe’s gripping psychological mystery, buried childhood memories propel a psychologist on a relentless search for the truth behind her father’s death. After a terrifying elevator incident triggers memories of being locked inside a… 
A sweeping colonial thriller with surprising depth.
Imperial rivalries, African intrigue, and a rescue mission gone awry: another assignment for Canadian intelligence officer Jack Torrance in Ring’s expansive historical adventure. The novel opens in the aftermath of the Sudan campaign… 
Perceptive, moving, and quietly powerful.
MacDonald’s latest book explores the myriad ways ordinary people find themselves standing at the edge of change. Across fourteen stories linked by the presence of water, the collection examines grief, family, friendship, aging, and the… 
Richly imagined, emotionally charged, and compelling.
Combining expansive worldbuilding with intimate character arcs, Hakaraia’s fantasy debut in the Shell Born series follows four unlikely heroes as they navigate destiny, prejudice, and the pull of first love. Sekya has spent her… 
A dazzling blend of murder, magic, and noir…
A young magician’s search for answers draws her into Atlantic City’s haunted past in Setton’s deeply atmospheric mystery. When magician Lucy Moon discovers her best friend murdered inside a notorious sawing box… 
A cerebral mystery with real emotional stakes…
In Monday’s slow-burning European noir, buried secrets and personal history prove as dangerous as any crime. Swiss journalist Emma Bally expects little from the estate of a wealthy acquaintance. Instead, a mysterious bequest… 
A provocative and compassionate look at the forces shaping contemporary American life…
Linde pairs philosophical inquiry with a deeply personal journey as a disillusioned senator seeks to understand the growing fractures within American society. Frustrated by the endless noise of… 
Playful, heartwarming, and delightfully quirky.
A young screech owl with a taste for sweet potatoes instead of bugs takes flight in Chapman’s affectionate tale about carving out one’s own identity. Sweet Potato doesn’t have much interest in typical owl pursuits.… 
A cerebral, time-bending fantasy.
In Judson’s fifth installment in the Braided Dimensions series, a Berkeley lawyer is drawn into a hidden network of psychic powers, unstable portals, and timelines fractured by modern technology. When mysterious telepath Onyx seeks out Rousseau… 
Emotionally raw, politically charged, and deeply human…
Joy delivers a layered, emotionally intelligent story where politics and family collide with heartbreaking consequences. Tawni Carter built a national pro-life movement by demanding sacrifice from everyone around her, especially her family. When… 
Deliberately excessive, occasionally rambling, and often sharply funny.
In this anarchic hockey fantasia, civil liberties attorney and longtime beer-league player Charns imagines a 3-on-3 showdown against Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Justice Samuel Alito that escalates into a broadside against… 
A hauntingly tender debut about love, loss, and becoming yourself.
In her emotionally incisive and deeply atmospheric debut, Sorley traces the long aftershock of first love across the American West, following one girl’s painful evolution from dutiful daughter to reluctant… 
