An impressive literary balancing act that is as entertaining as it is thoughtful… Meier continues his The Dung Beetles of Liberia series with this enthralling installment as Ken Verrier returns to Liberia to buy diamonds. It’s April of 1979. When… Read More ›
A brilliantly constructed, deeply emotional odyssey… In Linde’s latest remarkable, the continuing chapter in the Waldwick Series, George Terrill struggles with professional enmity while trying to come to terms with a family crisis. From being a young farm boy in… Read More ›
A mesmerizing collection… MacDonald’s remarkable insights and exquisite storytelling echo her characters’ longing to connect to others, and to life in her remarkable latest collection of twelve stories of love and longing. The vivid imagery of rural existence is a… Read More ›
Riveting and complex… wholly entertaining. Set in 1994, this dynamic, deeply engrossing second installment in Smith’s Call Numbers series continues with Robin Walker’s story as he struggles to find his own place in world while trying to cope with his… Read More ›
Hauntingly romantic and achingly beautiful… Gordon’s masterful first installment in The Hotel series takes readers into the heart of Dagger Island, an almost uninhabitable rocky island off the coast of Maine for a profoundly unsettling adventure. In the late spring… Read More ›
A hard-hitting tale… Kalns’s gritty debut explores child trafficking culture and the power of conviction. When eight-year-old Mei ended up in a dissipated hut after her harrowing escape from the clutches of a child trafficker, it was her grit and… Read More ›
A provocative tale of intricacies of love and close relationships… In this beautifully constructed and paced, emotionally accurate tale, Duffy explores the searing emotions of ordinary people caught in unforeseen circumstances. His protagonist is Phillip Doherty, a struggling writer in… Read More ›
A taut, compelling tale of forgiveness, redemption, and resiliency of everlasting love… Artzberger’s fascinating outing focuses on the power of God’s love and redemption when forgiveness is hard to find as two estranged lovers confront their own desires and limitations…. Read More ›
Quirky and darkly humorous, this is literary fiction at best…. Nikolich’s fantastic debut not only showcases his powers of setting, character, and description but also shines light on his skill of giving a dark story a distinctive and humorous flair…. Read More ›
A compelling tale… The perilous world of modern-day Indian politics: creation of a Hindutva nation, disruptive politics, and the banned rituals of British-ruled India such as sati mark Langer’s engrossing novel. Meena Kaul, director of a women’s shelter Behera House,… Read More ›
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