Fiction

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“Kelly Rimmer’s scenes in both eras are fraught with anxiety, urging the reader to keep turning the page, anxious to learn about each character’s experiences, right up to the very end.”

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I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home might be described as a necroscape or “the big adieu,” with dying and dead characters sprinkled liberally throughout the three interspersed plots.

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“Dead Drop is a must-read for fans of realistic, intricately plotted espionage fiction.”

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“Written with his usual humor and panache, Tress of the Emerald Sea is an engaging story that brings another Cosmere magic system to Sanderson’s collection of adventures.”

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“Good characterizations—the killer’s point of view is woven throughout—as well as some delving into the protagonists’ inner thoughts, give this story that extra bite of reality, adding to t

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a collection of 14 prose gems, each reflecting in its own way the masterwork of one of the greatest portraitists who ever lived. . . .

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“a gripping novel of a law enforcement officer’s search for spiritual peace while trying to apprehend a killer who’s seeking the same thing.”

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"An impressive feat of creativity, part storytelling, part invented anthropology, layered together to give a deeper sense of reality."

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“In Dead Man’s Wake there are enough plausible suspects to keep readers guessing whodunit up to the climactic reveal.”

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“Murder of course means dysfunction somewhere—but what a relief, for summer reading, that in Hidden Beneath the taint of malice swishes past, and courage can take over.”

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Readers will relish Adrienne Brodeur’s Little Monsters for its meticulous world building, gripping storyline, multidimensional characters, and ut

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“Mihret Sibhat’s command of language, her sense of humor, and her love for Ethiopia combine to stir the memories of any who have encountered this culture and people.”

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"one of the sharpest, funniest, first date scenes in contemporary fiction"

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"a warm story with a fresh spin on the much-trodden subject."

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In the years immediately following WWII, France was a seriously divided country. Stephen P.

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"This is a short book, one in which every sentence deserves to be savored, one that holds hidden depths in the astute observations of a brilliant writer."

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Mona Lisa and the Others is one of the best introductory art history books on the market for young readers.

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Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but not for readers of T. C. Boyle’s dazzling new collection of stories, 13 funny, mind-bending, and disturbing tales.

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“This is strong satire, and many parts are, if not laugh-out loud funny, at least genuinely chuckle-funny.”

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"For all the young children who don't want to go to sleep, The Midnight Babies acts out their fantasies of staying awake."

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Internet blogs have become popular, and Hollis Shaw, living in Wellesley, MA, is amazed by how her food blog, Hungry with Hollis, has taken off.

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“Sebastian has a breezy style that keeps the reader interested.”

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“Michael Connelly remains at the top of his game with Desert Star, a haunting and absorbing story that’s simply impossible to put down.”

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“Fans of Jim Butcher will love this fast-paced supernatural thriller, filled with just the right balance of horror and heart.”

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