Take a Look at Me Now by Robert Crane focuses on a stretch of life marked by uncertainty. The story unfolds as a family adjusts to changes that affect how they see themselves and each other. When Bubby Welter is fifteen, his family life is quietly dismantled. His mother Carrie’s mental breakdown […]
Pillars of Creation A Quest for the Great Name in a Nietzschean World By Carlos Nicolás Flores Literary Fiction, Coming of Age Publisher: Atmosphere Press Publication Date: July 22, 2025 Synopsis Where is God amidst the mass graves, poverty, drug trafficking, and corrupt officials on the Texas-Mexico border? Yoltic Cortez, a […]
Synopsis From the “razor-sharp and outrageously funny” (Taylor Jenkins Reid) mind of Mia McKenzie comes a vibrant novel exploring how one weekend can change your whole life. Dear Lord, please forgive me for the sins I’ve committed. And for the one I’m still planning to commit tomorrow. Amen. Where do you get an abortion […]
NARROW THE ROAD By James Wade Genre: Southern Fiction, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Pages: 306 Publication Date: 26 August 2025 Synopsis In this gripping coming-of-age odyssey, a young man’s quest to reunite his family takes him on a life-altering journey through the wilds of 1930s East Texas, […]
Synopsis Born during the worst of her mother’s addiction, Priscilla, Blaize’s second daughter, begins at an early age to count the years until she can escape the drudgery and boredom of her dismal, impoverished life, all the while watching as her older siblings leave one by one. Cast out on her own at the […]
Turning Toward Eden Young Adult Mystery/General Fiction: Coming of Age, Historical Mystery, Literary Setting – California 1971 Publisher : Winged Publications Publication date : May 6, 2025 Print length : 350 pages Synopsis “Chasing the truth, huh? Sure you’re not running from it?” Hollis might be her […]
THE RISE OF THE MAD MARCH By ROBERT ESPENSCHEID JR. New Adult / Coming of Age / Friendship Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 374 Publication Date: May 9, 2025 Synopsis This one is for all the rock bands who never headlined the big stage, who never needed protection getting to […]
UNDER THE GULF COAST SUN By SKIP RHUDY Romance / Coming of Age / Surfing Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 266 Publication Date: April 22, 2025 Synopsis This coming-of-age tale set against the sun-soaked beaches of 1970s Port Aransas, Texas, is a love letter to the people and culture of the […]
Just A Hat By Shanah Khubiar Young Adult / Coming of Age / Jewish Fiction / Small-Town Texas / 1970s Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Pages: 254 Publication Date: July 18, 2023 Synopsis Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this 1970s-era coming-of-age novel is more relevant than ever–exploring how a second-generation immigrant kid in a […]
Synopsis A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms. Sixteen years old and enslaved since she was born, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongside her family, and tending to […]