Lessa J. Scherrer
Song of the Crow
Song of the Crow retells what is, perhaps, the Western world’s most widely-known creation myth – the story of Noah…
Jack Absolute
“Rollicking” is not a word I usually use, but it perfectly describes C.C. Humphreys’ new novel, Jack Absolute. The title…
Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World
Before reading Sailing from Byzantium, the whole of my knowledge about this empire was that their capitol was Constantinople and…
Paper Kisses: A True Love Story
“I was not looking for stories when I found Rudolph Kaufmann’s first letters to Ingeborg Magnusson – in May, 1991,…
Golden Country
Jennifer Gilmore’s debut novel is a sweeping story of Russian Jewish immigrants in New York during the twentieth century. Many…
In the Company of the Courtesan
The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant’s first historical novel, is one of my all-time favorite books. Dunant writes with…
A Clearing in the Wild
The people of Bethel, Missouri, seek to follow God’s word by living both in the world of the 1850s and…
Icebergs
Johns’ prizewinning first novel is a literary story of how one coincidence can have repercussions in the lives of…
What Caroline Knew
Caryn James’s second novel is a Jazz Age story of the art world that echoes the themes of love,…
The Janus Gate: An Encounter with John Singer Sargent
The Janus Gate is part of the Art Encounters fiction series designed to introduce young adults to great painters. The…
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