A rollicking tale of friendship, love, and female solidarity…
Rich in evocative detail and human insight, White’s engrossing tale tells the story of three young Black friends as they struggle to navigate ups and downs of their conflicted lives. Life… DESTINY LOVE JONES VOL 1. “sisters and the plight with boys” by N. R. White
A rollicking tale of friendship, love, and female solidarity…
Rich in evocative detail and human insight, White’s engrossing tale tells the story of three young Black friends as they struggle to navigate ups and downs of their conflicted lives. Life…
A quirky, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale…
High energy, sharp sentences, and wit mark Macaulay’s charming picture book, a tale about a group of four friends forming a musical band. Alfie, Tubby, Ollie, and Raxl, the dog buddies, have created a band,…
Powerfully told… A soaring and haunting tale.
Transcendent and hard-hitting, Jampole’s ambitious literary tale takes readers into meandering lives of two brothers as they try to survive their traumatic childhood. With a mother who is prone to frequent mental break-downs,…
Dense, meticulous, and packed with plenty of suspense… An ingenious and addicting read.
Political intrigue, sinister conspiracies, corruption, romance, and murder mark Bleicher’s meticulously detailed near-future conspiracy thriller. The UN has launched a global environmental project which uses mirrors to…
A page-turning read that leaves readers dazed and breathless…
Fusing hard SF with dark urban fantasy, Safra’s thoroughly engrossing tale is marked with intrigue, mystery, magic, and murder. It’s been five hundred years since the dead last ravaged the Continent.…
Exquisitely observed, brilliantly constructed… An irresistible work of storytelling.
Berner’s remarkable latest examines age-old questions of mindfulness and contentment. In a series of chapters, each dedicated to a single walk with his golden doodle Sam during a summer of hiking,…
A remarkable examination of love… Addictively readable.
John Alvah Barnes Jr and Naomi Lynn Barnes’s latest is an elegiac portrait of an unconventional couple exploring the nature of true love. It is 1974. Kyle is a high school senior, merely…
A page-turner…
Reese weaves a compelling fictionalized retelling of history, taking readers into a turbulent time in Colorado’s unsavory past. Struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of his wife and child, Louis Tikas is determined to stay…
Addictive, thoroughly gripping…
Hall’s solid latest sees the private investigator Joe Parrott on the trail of a young woman’s killer. Joe finds himself entangled into a murder investigation after the body of a young woman is found near his home.…
Original, compelling, otherworldly…
Call’s compelling, heartwarming latest continues Jonathan Parker’s journey as he comes face to face with a powerful enemy. Jonathan has barely celebrated his earlier victory when he finds himself entangled in yet another problem: the To-sa-wi Alliance…
Brilliantly unsettling and addictive…
The volatile supernatural world of powerful wizards, destructive gods, magic, and cosmic terror proves an impressive setting for a story that’s high on suspense and intrigue in Raven’s supernatural thriller. Sam Morgan from the government’s National…
An enticing and haunting story of friendship, loss, and hope…
Old secrets, betrayal, loneliness, and small-town intrigue propel Kummer’s excellent YA drama. Hudson, Mason, and Willow, the high school seniors and best friends, are barely going through the motions of…
A gorgeous, page-turning fantasy…
Adroegen and his friends take readers on an exhilarating journey in McCurry’s engrossing second installment in The Drifters’ Road series, as they set to face a powerful, sinister enemy. The goblin chief is killed, but the…
Haunting and beautiful… A poignant tale.
Miura’s powerful, uplifting latest delves into themes of guilt, trauma, and recovery. After Josie accidently kills Carmelita, her best friend’s little daughter, she is unable to function. Weighed down with guilt, she leaves her…
Meticulously researched and elegantly written… A gripping tale.
Set in the area around Quanah, Texas, Call’s excellent latest is an informed, moving portrait of one young man’s remarkable resilience and pride. On his eighteenth birthday, Jonathan is given responsibility to…
Original and intriguing…
Weaving the strands of dystopia and zombie apocalypse—with touches of space opera and light fantasy—Luft’s SF takes readers on an exhilarating journey as the university students Danielle Proulx and her girlfriend Maisy find themselves struggling to survive…
A powerful and tender tale…
Imaginative prose and sharply drawn characters elevate the intriguing, original premise in Di Prima’s marvelous middle-grade drama. Someone is spreading malicious rumors about Jonathan Stephens. Twelve-year-old Laura Stephens is determined to get to the truth…
Refreshing… Powerful.
Coker’s impressive debut pulses with rhythms and assertiveness as it talks defiance against accepted order. The uplifting and inspiring “What Were You Told” urges all females, from a girl child to a mature woman, to believe in their…
A piercing meditation on life, love, oppression, and freedom…
Taiwo gathers the expanse of human experience of love, life, and death in his debut collection of poems. The images that tumble from the collection are both stunning and uplifting, whether…
A triumphant debut…
Conrey’s spellbinding debut is marked with darkness, individual struggles, and political intrigue. It’s been sixteen years since Sunder was invaded by brutal forces of Daecland. After losing his father to a brutal ambush, the young Arnon Greystrom…