From the moment I started reading Barbara Thompson’s No More Blood: Epilogue on the Life of Truman Capote & In Cold Blood, I realized this is one of those books confirming that good literature is still possible nowadays. Set in 1959 and in 1984, No...

Wido is a sinner by choice and he regrets nothing. His hardheadedness and arrogance are punished when one day he falls into the sea as the rock he is standing on suddenly breaks. Injured, he is rescued by a Viking, Styrkar, whose ship was crushed...

Kristin Fulton's historical novel Sisters of the Soul is about the lifelong bond between Elizabeth Dumond and Sophie Washington. The story begins in Louisiana in 1837 and ends in California in 1906. Elizabeth is the adopted daughter of Hugo and Lucille Laurent of the Sweetbrier...

Every once in a while a book comes along that is so different from what you expected your reaction shocks you. That’s what happened to me when I finished Normal Family by Don Trowden: I burst into tears! Why on earth did that happen? It...

In When the Haboob Sings by Nejoud Al-Yagout, Dunya Khair had always noticed the cultural injustices around her but never dared to question them. When her conscience can take it no longer, she dares to speak out for the rights of women and others in...

The Temptation of Destiny is a work of literary fantasy and paranormal fiction penned by author D. M. Earley. Written for adults due to its dark themes and explicit language and content, this harrowing drama follows the concept of prophecy and how the temptation to...

Born: Against All Odds is a work of dramatic literary fiction penned by author Hope Silver. Translated from its original Russian by Krystyna Steiger, this unusual narrative takes us on the conceptual path of how human beings come into form, discussing the nature of souls...

Begotten Not Made is a work of quirky and conceptual literary fiction penned by author Conal Creedon. Set in the rocky Irish scenery of a monastery and a convent, this sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant work explores the nature of love and relationships against a backdrop...

The Alchemy of Noise is a work of literary dramatic fiction penned by author Lorraine Devon Wilke. Written for adults due to its complex themes and mild but mature content, this is a love story and family drama taking the day to day struggle of...

The Healing of Howard Brown by Jeb Stewart Harrison is a return to the epic tales of the deep South. When 60-year-old retired English teacher Howard Brown Jr. revisits his roots in the bayous of Louisiana, he is taken on a journey of discovery and...