Joel Epstein’s The Language of the Heart is a novel where history, music, and magic interweave to create an intense and powerful atmosphere. The protagonist is Ali Ibn Nafi, better known as Ziryab. He lived between the 8th and 9th centuries and is remembered for...

God Of Small Affairs is a work of fantasy fiction centered on themes of culture, belief, community, and hope, and was penned by author Olga Werby. Set in a small town in the mid-west, our central character Jon Uolan is descended from the elders of...

Hasdai in the Golden Age of Al-Andalus is a fascinating work of historical fiction penned by author Richard Malmed. In this cross-cultural and deeply detailed fictional work, we find the action centered around Hasdai Shaprut, who lives and works within the harmonious civilization of Andalus...

High school can be complicated, dramatic and sheltering and author A. Anon brings these struggles to life in How to Talk to Black People. Knowing she will never fit in, due to coming from a poor and broken family, Ivy has built a strong defense...

If you enjoy historical fiction inspired by the myths and legends of indigenous people, Along the Waterways, book two of the Dreamtime Mysteries trilogy by Jenni Barnett is for you. Although a sequel, it stands on its own. Set in Australia, it follows two timelines:...

The Europeans: A Saga of Settlement Down Under is a sharp work of cross-cultural fiction penned by author Gerry Burke. Set around the middle of the twentieth century to begin with, in this story we are witness to the arrival of Bing McKeon, from Scottish...

The Heritage by Jack Michonik (translated from the Spanish by Michael B. Miller) is an epic story of family, hardships, triumphs, life and death, and assimilation. In the year 1961, Leon Edri, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, now living in Larida, Peru, attends the funeral...

Peregrine is a novella-length work of contemporary romantic fiction penned by author Julie Spotted Eagle Horse Martineau. Forming the first book in the Rock Stars series, this interesting novella takes the typical rock star romance genre into a new dimension with both its narrative style...

Wild Boar in the Cane Field: A Novel by Anniqua Rana is a story that showcases the reality of life in a society where people still hold strongly onto superstitious beliefs. Tara is found abandoned and covered in flies — in fact, flies fill her...

Searching for a Place to Call Home: A Tale about the Power of Art by Diana Stelin is a story that will resonate with many readers, a coming-of-age story of a woman driven by the quest for meaning. Isabella is only thirteen years old when...