April 15, 2026

Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell

A transgender Korean orphan seeking answers to the suicide of his brother some years previous sends him into delicate and dismaying situations with family, friends and former colleagues. Sensitive and with metafictional elements, it is an intriguing tale told with a fine skill.

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April 15, 2026

Henry Tudor Must Die by Jillian Laine

A Tudor era fantasy involving witchcraft, history and the power of women. Lively and rich with period detail this imaginative plot against Henry VIII is a showcase of women’s issues, as valid now as then.

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April 15, 2026

The Mountains We Call Home by Kim Michelle Richardson

A woman who was a Packhorse Librarian during the depression suffers from a genetic condition rendering her skin blue. She is imprisoned, mistreated and eventually redeemed through the saving qualities of literature. Filled with emotion and drama, this novel is hard to put down.

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April 1, 2026

Your Behavior Will Be Monitored by Justin Feinstein

Artificial Intelligence taken to its extremes powers this dystopian tale of a future regulated and manipulated by machines in thrall to power-and-wealth-hungry executives. Scary and predictive with a great twist at the end.

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February 15, 2026

The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

Fantasy and horror combine in this tale of and ages-old werewolf-like creature who skirts both good and evil worlds in a quest to eliminate a savage beast ravaging the French countryside in the years before the revolution of the 18th century.

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January 30, 2026

The Innocent Days of War by Mario Fortunato

A group of young people, Italian and British, navigate the confusing and perilous days of World War II, seeking self-understanding and meaning in life.

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