A deftly woven tale of love, resilience, and brotherhood… Lana’s latest is a convincing and resonant portrayal of a man seeking love during COVID crisis as he struggles with his inner demons. It’s February 2020. COVID is gradually spreading its… Read More ›
Fiction
Friends in Low Places by Vince Wetzel
A stirring, inspiring celebration of friendship… Wetzel unleashes a searing portrait of enduring male friendship in his poignant debut. It was in high school when five boys: David, Rob, Jesse, Paul, and Jim recognized themselves in one another and became… Read More ›
You Don’t Want To Get Married by Latesha Kellam
Honest and moving… Kellam’s latest is a bittersweet story of a young woman who moves to a different city to escape the chaos of her dwindling romance. Jasmine has everything going for her: she has the looks, the support of… Read More ›
Zimera by Kareen Samuels
Intimate, captivating, and poignant… Enthrallingly irresistible tale… A richly crafted, poignant tale, Samuels’s novel charts one man’s struggles with depression and past trauma. Cyril Parks, a very successful stand-up comedian, has always struggled with sadness and memories of a traumatic… Read More ›
Bad Dogs: A Black Cadet in Dixie by Ken Gordon
Intense and finely crafted tale of ethnic disparity, abuse and prejudice… Exploring racial discrimination and injustice, Gordon centers his story on the friction between rival groups of students – the mainstream White students, who take their privilege for granted, and… Read More ›
The Friends of Allan Renner by Dave J. Andrae
A cleverly constructed and deeply moving account that enthralls… Andrae debuts with this immersive and complex story, a fine blend of literary fiction and SF. The easy going and careless Allan Renner is approaching forty and currently living in Florida… Read More ›
As Good As Can Be by William A. Glass
An addictive, humorous tale about individual struggles and family drama… Glass’s deft novel paints a picture of the troubled life of his young protagonist who in the face of learning disability and his father’s harsh discipline develops a give-a-damn attitude… Read More ›
The Lev Effect by Sheldon Greene
Smart, humorous, and socially conscious… Dazzling. Brilliantly detailed characters and subtle social observations mark Greene’s unassuming but powerful latest, sequel to the critically-acclaimed, Lost and Found. When Nudelman presented his idea of converting the little used retirement home to a… Read More ›
The Hayflick Limit (Waldwick) by Kenneth Linde
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 ›
Growing Up American by Rafael Polo
A candid, revealing tale… Polo spins an engrossing story about a Cuban immigrant boy who comes to live in America after the Cold War in Cuba forces his parents to send him to a foreign land. It is 1959. The… Read More ›