Descent by Tim Johnston

Descent captures and builds on the terror of a modern-day kidnapping and the horror every parent fears.  Caitlin, the victim, Continue reading →

The Dead Ladies Project by Jessa Crispin

When a personal meltdown sent her packing, writer and literary critic Jessa Crispin went in search of life’s answers. Traipsing Continue reading →

Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai

With stunning and poetic clarity, Anita Desai brings to life the sad story of four siblings reared in the midst Continue reading →

The Insect Farm by Stuart Pebbles

Creepy describes both the physical environment and the plot of this suspense novel that serves up five dead bodies and Continue reading →

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

Brooklyn is a trifecta of a novel. In telling the tale of Eilis Lacey’s journey from Ireland to America, Colm Continue reading →

Principles of Navigation by Lynn Sloan

In her debut novel, Lynn Sloan relates a complex story of love and betrayal and the kind of longing that Continue reading →

Notes for the Earthbound by John Mauk

Exit the Ohio turnpike or the interstate and you encounter the world as seen through the eyes of John Mauk. Continue reading →

Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn

Politics may bring together strange bedfellows but so apparently does the world of literary competition. In Lost for Words, novelist Edward Continue reading →