Blood Test is most certainly a satire of our times. Here is a book about staying true to ourselves during uncertain times. A story to embrace and be inspired by … that we too, may be predictable in our character during the most unpredictable of times.

I adored Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books. The author’s notes at the end of the book address the disturbing trend of book banning and motivate readers to stand up for intellectual liberty.

Rendon’s pacing is tight, and her characters are vividly drawn. From strong-willed Quill to her friends and running companions Punk and Gaylyn, to the community elders who admire Quill’s determination and resolve, to Crow who loves her dearly but is angered by her risk-taking, every character in this novel jumps off the page.

Putting the plight of missing and murdered indigenous women #mmiw at the center of this gripping novel, Rendon’s resounding battle cry is for the 4200 missing and murdered cases that the BIA estimates have gone unsolved. Clear your calendar so you can read this propulsive read in one sitting!!

After a heartbreaking loss, Carpenter returns to Paris ...

Fans of historical fiction will be entranced by Caroline Woods new novel, THE MESMERIST. Set in Minneapolis in the late nineteenth century, the story is based on the real-life Bethany House, a home for wayward mothers.

This book is a page-turner, a thriller about a clandestine government initiative shrouded in secrecy. Stella LaRosa's colleagues are dying, and she may be next.

Jess Lourey is the author of the Murder-by Month mysteries, billed as cozy mystseries, which combine humor, with quirky characters and a compelling mystery. She is an Edgar-nominated and Minnesota Book Award winner of young adult, magical realism, fantasy, and crime fiction. The Stella and Reed series pairs a straight shooter forensic scientist (Steinbeck) with rogue BCA agent (Reed). In The Reaping they work together to solve a homicide connected to a twenty five year unsolved mass murder. Sinister and dark.

Every story has at least two versions. Follow sisters Consuelo and Graciela as they escape El Salvador in 1923 to Hollywood and Paris and San Francisco, accompanied by the ghosts of their murdered friends, who still have something to say.

I adored this book (and the audio book narrated by Meg Ryan)! Paulie is my favorite kind of character … both flawed and funny. As one of seven contestants on a Swedish reality show, Paulie contends for the prize through a series of absurd challenges, all the while disdaining her fellow contestents. But as the contestant field narrows and one after another of the Americans are sent home, Paulie realizes that perhaps she's been too judgmental. Something surprising happens -- her foes become friends. A story about the families we are born into and the families we choose. Highly recommended — read the book and then listen to the audio book — because if you’re like me, you won’t be ready to leave Paulie behind.

Can we correct the sins of the past? THE CLIFFS is a thought-provoking novel written with curiosity and compassion.

WHERE RIVERS PART is the story of mothers and daughters and the extraordinary bonds between them. It’s the story of family lost and found, and the resiliency of the Hmong people.

Percival Everett elevates Twain’s story to a story that reveals the lived history of slaves. He empowers James with intelligence and language and agency. James is a hero who saves hs wife and hild and countless other slaves. A must read.

An unflinching look at epigenetics and generational trauma told throuh he one-hundred-sixty-year history of a Native American family who survive unwavering cruelty, indifference, and injustice.

Plagued by self-doubt, Julia Ames was an anxious and sometimes ambivalent mother. SAME AS IT EVER WAS is book about mothers — the good, the bad, and the ugly — and how as time marches forward, a mother can be all or any of those things. Lombardo writes with great affection and empathy for her characters.

A quietly reflective novel that deals with cultural differences and their interpretation — how those outside of a culture can misinterpret and assign meaning to things inappropriately.

A delightful, mature, female protagonist who reminds us that its never too late for revelation, redemption, and reinvention.

A story of healing and hope on the Lake Superior Hiking Trail.

Set in a not-so-distant dystopian future, Leif Enger’s forthcoming I CHEERFULLY REFUSE is a rollicking adventure story set on Lake Superior. It’s a big-hearted novel with an unlikely hero – protagonist Rainy embodies the empathy and compassion and motivation robbed of a society run by a wealthy and malevolent ruling class.

A powerful literary novel of suspense that examines the aftermath of a violent crime on the victims and families and individuals left behind.

Akbar’s prose is searing, his plot is evocative, and his insight is profound.