Jessica George's debut Maame takes on big issues of race, culture, and the challenges of growing up between two cultures while shining in...

Young offers a brutally honest behind-the-scenes look at the systematic abuse she suffered in The Children of God cult and a front-row...

Kingsolver offers an epic story of a faulted, unlikely hero in danger of being crushed by exceptionally difficult circumstances. His...

In Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro offers characters and consequences that connect through time and in unexpected ways. The loss and...

I was intrigued by the issues raised in Blackwater Falls--police corruption, racial conflict, religious fervor and faith, secret...

A.G. Riddle's time-travel story centers around reconciling the inability to change what has already occurred, but the necessity of doing...

Richardson focuses her historical fiction on Kentucky again, picking up the story of the rural book delivery, Blue People, friendship,...

ICYMI: Elizabeth McCracken shares her heartbreaking, gorgeous, terrible story of loss and love surrounding the loss of her baby at nine...

True Biz is a coming-of-age story, a beginner's primer on Deaf culture, and a captivating novel about romance, disappointment, fury, and...

I was hooked on the captivating details of Renaissance life, masterfully paced swirling danger and paranoia, and richly developed major...

The twist in The Other Side of Night is fascinating, but I wanted to feel more for the characters, who experience extensive trauma, feel...

Hawker offers irresistible details of daily life and historical elements that add vivid layers to this story of Utah Territory,...

Former child actress McCurdy's account of her mother's narcissistic, harmful, abusive behavior and how it has shaped the author's life is...

Zusy's Frederick sisters navigate a complicated, stressful situation and drastic changes with plenty of mistakes, forgiveness, and...

Carley Fortune offers a satisfying story of coming home, young love, mistakes and redemption, romance, lake life, and some past and...

Cronin's debut novel explores mortality, vulnerability, surprising moments of joy and reflection, an irresistible young protagonist, and...

Straub offers a wonderful story that plays with time, explores sentimental moments, offers do-overs, and sweeps the reader into a...

Hillier's thriller jumps back and forth in time, deftly weaving a web of secrets and lies, daring escape, broken trust, revenge, and...

Main protagonist Logan was hard for me to emotionally connect to, but I was hooked by the heart-pounding action, the fascinating imagined...

The premise of When Women Were Dragons is exquisite, the strong-woman elements are irresistible, and despite what felt like slow pacing...