Synopsis Long Island, New York, just after World War II, when the country was great for some and not so great for others, home to the Smith family: Philip, a racist Nassau County detective with a secret; his mentally ill wife, Eunice, speeding around the house looking for her coffee can of […]
Category: Literary
Synopsis Nominated for The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award, Alle C. Hall’s debut literary novel, As Far As You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back, is a-girl-and-her-backpack story with a #MeToo influence: Carlie is not merely traveling. A child sexual abuse survivor, as a teen, she steals ten thousand dollars from […]
Synopsis Stanhope Ellis finds himself absorbing the stories of quirky characters who have one thing in common: closeness to death. As he struggles with whether he’s Death Man or a cosmic witness, he meets a wise nurse, Gayathri Das, who helps him navigate the emotional minefield. But will she […]
Review – Paper Targets by Steve S. Saroff #literary #fiction
August 16, 2023
Synopsis Art, math, obsession, and greed. An artist who confesses to murders through her drawings and a marginalized drifter involved in computer crime have their paths collide in Montana while both are struggling to make amends for past failures in love. Part Montana wilderness, part techno, and part misdirected love, Paper Targets […]
DREAMS OF ARCADIA by Brian Porter Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Legacy Book Press Date of Publication: June 27, 2023 Number of Pages: 222 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Veterinarian Nate Holub takes a job in his father’s Texas hometown, wondering if a city boy has what […]
Synopsis Spanning over three generations, Incandescence is a book about a fallen aristocratic family set in 1970, Bangladesh. In a nuanced tale of love and betrayal, the protagonist is on an introspective journey of the self, space, and time. Mila Chowdhury, growing up in this somewhat odd and dysfunctional family, discovers life’s […]
Synopsis Benny Basilworth makes connections. A rare intellect, he sees things that others don’t see and draws conclusions that others completely fail to grasp. He has the kind of mind that can make a person a national sensation on the television gameshow “The Connection Game”– and the kind of mind […]
MARVA COPE Jackson’s Pond, Texas Series Book 4 by Teddy Jones Rural Fiction / Small Town Texas / Literary Fiction Publisher: MidTown Publishing Date of Publication: February 5, 2023 Number of Pages: 281 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! A stranger comes to Jackson’s […]
A Dress the Color of the Moon by Jennifer Irwin Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 360 pages Genre: Women’s Fiction Publisher: Glass Spider Publishing Synopsis Prudence Aldrich is a sex addict. Five weeks ago, she checked into the Serenity Hills rehab center to prevent that addiction from ruining every […]
Book Title: Mother Knows Worst by Sofia Bella Roma Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 280 pages Genre: Literary Fiction, Novel Publisher: Mascot Books Synopsis After trying her hand at acting, Rose decides to change career paths and enter law school. She enrolls in law school in a sleepy New […]