GRAND HISTORICAL NOVEL follows the extraordinary life of Cow Tom, a Creek Nation chief born into slavery. B PLUS

CITIZENS CREEK
Atria Books
2014

FEARLESS, POETIC MEMOIR of a writer’s early years centers on his fierce, hardscrabble Louisiana childhood. A MINUS

FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
Houghton Mifflin
2014

CHARMING SAUDI FANTASY! A “humanistic djinn” takes an interest in a mortal family, and much drama ensues. A MINUS

HWJN (ENGLISH 2ND EDITION)
Yatakhayaloon
2014

HIGH-ENERGY FUTURE THRILLER stars an android FBI agent, his burned-out partner, a wonderfully complex crime. A MINUS

LOCK IN
Tor Books
2014

CHEMISTS RECREATE ALCHEMY’S “transmutation” experiments in a fun, informative book (with home experiments!) SOLID B

THE CHEMISTRY OF ALCHEMY : FROM DRAGON’S BLOOD TO DONKEY DUNG, HOW CHEMISTRY WAS FORGED
Prometheus Books
2014

LOVELY, ELEGAIC NOVEL follows a black expatriate singer in Paris as she reconnects with family and memories. B PLUS

THE SPIRIT OF JOSEPHINE
CreateSpace Publishing
2014

HOW DELUSIONS WORK: a fascinating look at research into the psychology, neurology, and sociology of delusion. B PLUS

SUSPICIOUS MINDS
Free Press
2014

HEARTBREAKING, UNADORNED, GRACEFUL prose tells the story of a family court judge and a high-profile case. SOLID A

THE CHILDREN ACT
Nan A. Talese
2014

HIGH-ENERGY SPACE OPERA features action-packed interstellar battles over mysterious alien artifacts. Exciting! B PLUS

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
2014

ALTERNATE HISTORY AND TIME travel intertwine in this deftly crafted thriller set in a steampunk Irish Empire. B PLUS

THE TIME ROADS
Tor Books
2014