Title: Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones Author: P.A. Swanborough Genre: Literary Fiction Deep in South Wales, a rural community shuffles into the Ty Merched farmhouse to mark the one-hundredth birthday of matriarch, Lizzie Coombes. Lizzie has kept her distance from the villagers for decades.
Title: Cenotaphs Author: Rich Marcello Genre: Literary Fiction Ben Sanna, a lonely 75-year-old man, has been living in Hasman, Vermont since his divorce decades ago. He spends his days chopping wood, hiking with his senior dog, Zeke, and sharing a burger with his pals. Ben is known in town as an unofficial therapist.… Read More Cenotaphs – Editorial Review
Title: Rebirth in Acadi Author: Susan Swanson Genre: Contemporary / Literary / Historical Fiction Rebirth in Acadi tells the story of two women—Louise Dennis, an African-American who leaves her racial identity and family connections behind in hopes of enjoying a prejudice-free life, and Margaret Bohr, an older woman whose husband’s job has taken… Read More Rebirth in Acadi – Editorial Review
Title: The Scribbled Victims Author: Robert Tomoguchi Genre: Literary Fiction / Paranormal Yelena Solodnikova is a vampire. Jaded by her true love abandoning her years ago, Yelena refuses to grow too attached to anyone, leaving her unable to succumb to her vampiric instincts without feeling ashamed.
Title: The Melancholy Strumpet Master Author: Zeb Beck Genre: Literary / Humor The Melancholy Strumpet Master is about Gil, a student trying—and failing—to get a PhD, pay off his debts, get over his break-up, manage a new job he hates, and get his life together.
Title: The Woman in Green Author: Larry Lockridge Genre: Literary Fiction The Woman in Green is the final installment in Lockridge’s Enigma Quartet series. The four novels can be read independently, but there are connections, similarities, and related themes.
Title: Common Sense & Other Tales of Disillusionment Author: AJ Saxsma Genre: Literary fiction Common Sense & Other Tales of Disillusionment by AJ Saxsma is a compelling collection of short stories that delves into the intricate nature of human life.
Title: Intimate Fractures: The Aftermath of a Rape Author: Wagih Abu-Rish Genre: Literary fiction In Intimate Fractures: The Aftermath of a Rape by Wagih Abu-Rish, Mustafa, a Palestinian student, has just started to adjust to his life at Duke University and is newly dating a spirited girl named Zeina.
Title: Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated Author: Tom Starita Genre: Literary Fiction / Humor / Satire This story is one of not-coming-of-age, the opposite of the classic Bildungsroman plot. Instead of Lucas James accepting responsibility, this is the irreverent, somewhat crass, and humorously self-absorbed story of a young man who won’t grow up, even when… Read More Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated – Editorial Review
Robert Earle’s admirable new collection of short stories ‘tells the stories of women everywhere from New Mexico to Melbourne. They are young and old. Their lives are the landscape of the heart.’ As described by the publisher, that is an ambitious undertaking for any writer – especially perhaps for a male writer – and… Read More She Receives the Night – Book Review
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