A FOOD LOVER’S MEMOIR of his celiac diagnosis, its impact on his life. Thoughtful if a bit over-impassioned. SOLID B

IN MEMORY OF BREAD
Clarkson Potter Publishers
2016

CHARMING NEW ENGLAND COZY mystery stars four psychic, crime-solving sisters and their cats. #BeachReads

AN EMT TURNS SLEUTH after she stumbles on a skeleton. Thoughtful mystery touches on race, class, corruption. SOLID B

THE SKELETON FRIEND
R. C. Johansen
2016

A TIGER-DEMON IN VEGAS? Clever fantasy brings a shape-shifter from India to the US for a new start on life. SOLID B

THE KING OF LAS VEGAS
John Van Stry
2016

A YOUNG MAN’S ADDICTIONS—to drugs, alcohol, sex, self-dramatization—presented in an unsettling memoir. SOLID B

THE GILDED RAZOR
Gallery Books
2016

CARRIE BROWNSTEIN’S MEMOIR shines when portraying the odd camaraderie of life on the indie-rock road. SOLID B

HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL: A MEMOIR
Riverhead Books
2015

LIVELY QUEST FANTASY set in a colorful world of elves, dwarves, sea serpents, and plenty of magic. SOLID B

MELEENA’S ADVENTURES: TREASURE OF THE UMBRUNNA
NewLink Publishing
2016

A SPUNKY SENIOR SLEUTH becomes her mobile home park’s detective, gets caught up in nefarious doings. Comic! SOLID B

MOBILE HOME MURDER
Shannon Maguire
2016

A ‘PREHISTORY’ OF US SPACEFLIGHT focuses on the integration of German scientists into US research aviation. SOLID B

BREAKING THE CHAINS OF GRAVITY: THE STORY OF SPACEFLIGHT BEFORE NASA
Bloomsbury USA
2016

WILD, ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE set in a “Steamfunk” universe where Harriet Tubman is a superhero. Fun SF/F! SOLID B

MOSES: THE CHRONICLES OF HARRIET TUBMAN: FREEDONIA
Roaring Lions Productions
2015