A dazzling debut…
Hale’s debut installment in the Marysville Series mixes a hefty dose of romance with mystery and intrigue to create a deliciously dark literary tale. Life hasn’t always been kind to 30-year old Sunny Anderson, but with a…
An intriguing read…
The engrossing latest by Renault follows the story of a young woman struggling with past trauma, grief, and identity issue. Unable to deal with her past issues, eighteen-year-old Kaliko drops out of college and moves back to…
An exhilarating story packed with magnificently complex characters, psychological intrigue, and horror…
Gordon brilliantly integrates psychological depth into a chilling horror plot in this mind-boggling debut which tells the story of three broken souls trying to come to terms with…
A quiet and hopeful literary tale that marvelously explores the meaning of life, friendship, and family…
Carrier has outdone herself as she returns with this heartwarming second installment in The Riven Country Series that plunges readers back into the…
Penetrating in particulars, extensive in scope, this is a triumph…
Peet makes his foray into literary fiction with this Intense and haunting debut marked with memorable characters, sparkling prose, and a brilliantly conceived story. After his mother’s tragic death,…
Mesmerizing…
Sahade provides riveting, convincing glimpses into a mysterious corporation’s ruthless quest of money and power through his characters’ kaleidoscopic lives and creates a manipulative, dark world shimmering with uncanny swerves in this engrossing debut collection of short stories.…
Poignant and honest…
Akinyemi’s first collection of short stories dazzles with elegant prose, genuine emotions, and Nigerian cultural lore as it plumbs both the socio-cultural issues and the depths of love, loss, grief, and personal trauma. Spontaneous and sharp “Black…
A sharply-written, brilliant literary tale…
Set in 1980s Spain during the peak of Basque conflict, Pagasarri’s delightful latest beautifully captures the emotions of a teenager’s disquiet. Pilita González is a regular teenager with her insecurities, fears, and a feverish imagination.…
Remarkably moving…
Evans’s poignant debut short story collection follows a cast of women characters based in different parts of the world with each representing a different ethnic strain, but they have one thing in common: all of them contributes to…
Intelligent and darkly emotive…
Reiza returns with a fascinating story of two women, both broken and connected by their mental anguish. The world of Sofia, a comma patient, is small, full of agony, and confined to a hospital room where…
Vastly satisfying and original………
Set in 1994, in this wildly funny debut installment in the Call Numbers series from Smith, a newly transferred young man struggles to find his place among the motley crew of his coworkers in a downtown…
Absolutely fascinating…
Set in 1928 in Arizona and California, Bruchman’s incredible latest tells the story of two young women trying to realize their dreams. A gold-plated pistol with a dreadful history that once belonged to an iconic director brings three…
Masterfully written and packed with insight, compassion, and hope… Not the one to be missed.
Brown tackles significant theme of self-worth with trenchantly serious message of mental health issues in her exceedingly moving, honest debut which tells the story of…
An unassuming, intriguing read…
After a bad marriage and a disappointing dating experience, the unnamed protagonist of Kellam’s novel, a single mother, tries a new dating site and finds her Mr. Right. The things look promising, but the years go…
A jam-packed emotional story about friendship, belonging, and love…
Poignant emotions and tender romance run deep in Stone’s engrossing latest which tells the story of two best friends who are trying to deal with their unresolved feelings. When fourteen-year-old…
A biting portrait of corporate ambitions…
A reclusive author’s recounting of his career as a consultant in a top-rated corporation brings a motley crew of characters in this unorthodox tale by Reiza. Trying to meet his family’s expectations, Vittal…
Candid and hilarious…
JN Supermom, mom of seven, bares open her heart to let a large pile of frustrations out as she struggles to cope with the pressure of raising seven kids while going to school and handling two jobs.…
A poignant meditation on finding one’s own voice…
A coming-of-age story, Reiza’s fantastic latest chronicles the journey of a young woman struggling to find her own identity. Unable to put herself first, Marmotte’s life is marked by consistent disregard from…
A page-turner…
A fresh, funny twist to time travel, Tabares’s outstandingly hilarious series tells the story of a time-traveler mother of four who gets entangled into a set of hilarious situations while attempting to fix the timeline shift. In the…
A meditation on love’s complicated intimacies…
Set in South India and London, Alif’s brilliant novel beautifully captures the melancholy of longing and love. The son of an “upper-class family” Kasim falls in love with “the poor distant relation” Sumera, the…