Cate Baum's debut novel, Land of Hope, emerges as a hauntingly beautiful tapestry, intricately woven with threads from speculative fiction, historical myth, and modern-day fable. Set against the desolate, haunting backdrop of a Brontë-esque England, Baum's work is an arresting meditation [...]
A breathless spree of manic fiction that is unflinchingly absurdist, allegorical, and disturbed, Cleave the Sparrow by Jonathan Katz is a cautionary head-trip that makes no apologies. After the radical leader of the New Party, Wilder Crick, executes himself in front [...]
Setting the record straight on the life and legacy of Jesus Christ through the words of his truest companion, Magda Revealed by Ursula Werner is a revelatory work of fiction. After two thousand years of watching Christianity morph into a carnival mirror version [...]
A team of teenage superheroes navigates the daunting responsibilities of their powers as a sinister force rises in their midst in Finding Silvereyes: Even Superheroes Need A Place To Belong by Daniel Sayre, a stellar second installment of The Quantum Parables [...]
A vengeance-fueled revelation that will shake the Huzien Empire and its exalted heroes to the core, First Elite by Emmanuel M Arriaga is a stellar third and final installment of the Foundra series. As Neven Kenk wrestles with the gut-wrenching loss [...]
Set in Poland in the aftermath of WWII, Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies by Karl Wegener is a stirring work of historical wartime fiction with equal parts historical detail, intensive character development, and spy thriller action. In this dark, ravaged [...]
A metaphysical afterlife adventure that will have readers questioning the meaning of life and the permanence of death, The Soul's Awakening by Shireen Anne Jeejeebhoy is a thought-provoking musing on mortality. Facing a future of chronic disease and pain, Charlotte Elisabeth seeks out [...]
Whip-smart satire and a cutting-edge premise make Toys in Babylon: A Language App Parody and Whodunit by Patrick Finegan a tongue-in-cheek romp for savvy language lovers everywhere. The animated avatars of a popular language-learning app begin to panic when their mascot, [...]
A coming-of-age adventure shining a light on the goodness and grace that makes the world go round, The Keepers of the Light by Trevor A. Dutcher is a riveting new YA read, and an entertaining first book in the Logan LeVec [...]
A DIY guide to bringing your long-imagined story to life, The One Week Writing Workshop: 7 Days to Spark, Boost or Revive Your Novel by Karin Adams is a straightforward and revelatory tool for aspiring novelists of any age or experience [...]