That Birds Would Sing is a novel of recollected adolescence by Joanna Franklin Bell. After reading a shocking obituary in her local newspaper, the once-mousy and watchful April Jones dissects her freshman year of high school, unpicking the pieces to make sense of the harrowing...

In Jon Reisfeld’s The Reform Artists, Martin Silkwood has found himself in dire straits. His wife Katie has up and left their home in Maryland, taking with her the kids and even the family dog. Martin has no clue where his wife is or why...

In The National Memorial, John Barth Jr pits a crusader for a better world against the societal undercurrents that aim only to drag all down to the lowest common denominator. Henry Beaugard is an ordinary man who works hard to realize his vision of empowering...

Although distressing, painful and despairing, Amita Trasi's writing portrays the resilient power of hope and the unbreakable bond of friendship in The Color of Our Sky: A Novel Set in India. Two young girls, with very different backgrounds and personalities, form an everlasting alliance. Mukta,...

The Miseducation of a Zombie by Timothe Davis is marvelously clever satire, centered around his main character - a human by the name of Jo V. Al, or Vic to his friends; a high ranking official known as a Serenity Ambassador, or keeper of the...

TJ, a smart high school student with the potential to go to college but lacking motivation, wants to be a singer like his idol R Kelly. Looking at his life in The Boy Scout: A Novella by D. Bryant Simmons, nothing in his environment indicates...

The Last Best Thing by Kate Sebeny is a fictional story dealing with possible real life circumstances. Sam and Sarah are married for 50 years and live on a large farm in Iowa. They have invited their friends in need to come and live with...

The Outreach Committee: Because Marriage Can Be Murder by C.L. Woodhams is a suspense story of spousal abuse. The Battered Women’s Escape Foundation is an escape for women who have suffered abuse at the hands of their partner. It’s a shelter, a place for counselling,...

The Rest of Forever is the story of Noah and Lindsey, who enter each other’s lives in the most unorthodox way possible. Lindsey is responsible for the death of Noah’s wife, Angeline, and the event impacts them both in the usual ways. Noah goes through...

Cathy Baker’s book To Do the Deal: A Novel in Stories is an easy read. As the title states, it is a novel made up of short stories. Each chapter is a different year in the life of Kenneth Bodine. The years range from 1991...