Fiction

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“We can all use a comforting story of love, even—or especially—if it is ripped from a brutal past.”

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“The author has penned a Christmas tale that will brighten the lives of all who read it.”

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“If you’re looking for a crime thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat right to the very last page, look no further.

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“Other authors may struggle writing from a first-person or third-person point of view and opt to only write in one viewpoint all the time, but Dagoberto Gilb handles writing in either viewp

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“. . . the big problem is the second requirement for retelling a myth: Why bother?

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“Engaging and inventive, Ebba and the Green Dresses of Olivia Gomez in a Time of Conflict and War is an ambitious and confident novel by Joan Tewkesbury, a veteran writer for stage

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“Deeply insightful, daring and filled with unanticipated background information, The Iron Knight could provide what may possibly be the perfect ending to a spectacular series—or pe

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It’s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in The Strain, and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation.

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“Morgue Drawer Four, a finalist for Germany’s 2010 Friedrich Glauser Prize for best crime novel, is a real find for aficionados of black humor and the macabre.

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“The best stories in The Cocaine Chronicles—including those of Mr. West, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Revoyr—are equal to the best fiction being written today.”

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“All told, The Speed Chronicles deserves great praise for the audacity of the topic, the depth of the discussion, the diversity of its voices, and plain, old, good storytelling.”

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“Surely in the past three decades we have moved beyond merely the inclusion of Speedos and horny waiters and The Pines in order for something to be considered ‘gay fiction.’ . . .

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“. . . the point with The Feng Shui Detective Goes West is to enjoy the effervescent ride.”

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“Which Side Are You On? provides an educational opportunity through a dramatic and enjoyable story.

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“Jeremy Reed is not one of those establishment poets: boring, beige, and bovine. On the contrary, Mr. Reed stands alone, throwing colored glitter in the air.”

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“It is evident that Mr. Jordan is knowledgeable about the workings of the FBI, private investigators, and the police.

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“Crime noir doesn’t get more powerful than this.”

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“The Detachment will give John Rain fans what they have been waiting for: a daring adventure in which their hero is not only fully engaged, but also as deadly and as calculating as

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“With Until There Was You readers won’t be disappointed; indeed, many may find this novel an accessible and engaging introduction to Ms. Higgins’s body of work.”

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“Written in kid-speak, this story is sure to amuse and delight the picture book group.”

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“Dearly, Departed is a lush, roaming story, but the threads all come together masterfully at the end, with nothing left dangling. And it’s addictive.

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The Christmas Wedding introduces us to Gaby Summerhill, a lifelong resident of Stockbridge Massachusetts.

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“So sit back, pour yourself a glass of fine wine—that requires time, grapes, yeast, feet, and “an enormous amount of pharmaceutical-grade pseudoephedrine and various beakers and Bunsen burn

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“Enlivened by expressive drawings that evoke Old World places and people, The Mermaid of Warsaw is a collection worth dipping into.”

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Remember Goodnight Moon? Margaret Wise Brown’s classic bedtime tale, published in the late 1940s? Pictures by Clement Hurd?

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