A youthfully spirited work of middle-grade to YA historical fiction, Save the Patriots! by Abby Reilly is an absorbing second installment of the Colonial Courage series. In the strategically crucial city of Williamsburg, the conflict between Loyalists and Patriots is a [...]
A searing exploration of identity, self-image, and unconditional acceptance, Distortion by Sierra Ernesto Xavier is a post-modern love story that upends both storytelling norms and the entrenched standards of beauty. He has a facial deformity that has tortured him since birth; [...]
An encouraging collection of wisdom on everything from personal presence and purchasing power to organization and mental clarity, Minimalism Simplified: Better with Less by James Joseph is an effective primer for reshaping your life by removing mental and physical clutter. Concise [...]
A red herring mystery with immensely satisfying twists and cozy, character-driven energy, The Disappearance of Maxwell Ellison by Jacob Armatage is a small-town police procedural exploring the weight of mortality and the price of purpose. From the moment Sheriff Ben Caldwell [...]
A classic coming-of-age fantasy, Heirs to the Kingdom by Michael Tlustos is an adventurous tale of destiny with epic existential stakes. Prince Aramys is the crown prince of Pallisar and destined for greatness, but nagging self-doubt threatens to dethrone his troubled [...]
An explosive collision of star-crossed lovers, Like Driftwood on the Salish Sea by Richard I Levine is a heartfelt tale of loss, longing, and the haunting scars that refuse to heal. Returning to the comforting embrace of the San Juan Islands [...]
A comprehensive introduction to a practical programming language that synthesizes pure abstract math and broad coding capacity, Magical Haskell: A Friendly Approach to Modern Functional Programming, Type Theory, and Artificial Intelligence by Anton Antich is a surprisingly accessible and essential read. [...]
An unflinching portrait of humanity as it rides out the end of the Anthropocene, Mean Higher High Water by D.S.G. Burke balances collective desperation and unquenchable hope in a dystopian future that feels far too plausible for comfort. After the Crypto [...]
The collision of five lives during a reunion in Paris threatens to unravel them all in Three Days Grace by Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, a probing look into the painful fallout of broken families - chosen or otherwise. During a brief stopover [...]
A brain-bending, galactic drama with an eerie soundscape, Vold Book's Stara Detente: A Novel Set to Music by John T. Trautman is a paradox-laden parable about the incalculable meaning of time, purpose, and humanity's place in the universe. Trim-Facet Holocorp, the [...]