EPIC INTERSTELLAR ADVENTURE unites far-flung colony planets of a dead Earth. Intriguing worldbuilding, memorable characters. B PLUS

PROSPER & THRIVE (THRIVE SPACE COLONY ADVENTURES BOOK 7)
Ginger Booth
2020

A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH’S DAUGHTER arrives at a seedy English girls’ school and falls into a gossamer web of bad choices. Witty and enigmatic tale with a hint of the Gothic. B PLUS

OLIGARCHY
Counterpoint
2020

A YOUNG ARTIST STRUGGLES with returning to her complicated family life after an accident. Rich, vivid prose and an evocative picture of Baltimore. B PLUS

DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
Dzanc Books
2020

A BRILLIANT, WITTY PUZZLE of a book explores the connection between art and politics, and the enduring legacy of fascism. B PLUS

DON'T SHED YOUR TEARS FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES ON THESE STREETS
Knopf
2020

A HAPLESS PRIVATE EYE caught up in a supernatural conflict has only his wits and some spooky vampire allies to help him save San Diego. Smart, funny fantasy. B PLUS

INVESTIGATION, MEDIATION, VINDICATION: A COMEDIC URBAN FANTASY (THE MANY TRAVAILS OF JOHN SMITH BOOK 1)
Ghost Falls Press
2020

THE LONELY JOURNEYS OF INSOMNIA, explored in extravagant fireworks of prose. Lovely and thought-provoking. B PLUS

THE SHAPELESS UNEASE
Grove Press
2020

FROM LUANDA TO LISBON, a writer celebrates her African and European heritages and her complicated family. Charming, evocative novel. B PLUS

THAT HAIR
Tin House Books
2020

A DEEP FRIENDSHIP between two young Black women is tested by generations of family secrets and abuse. Gorgeously nuanced, heartbreaking story. B PLUS

SAVING RUBY KING
Park Row
2020

THE SCULPTOR RUTH ASAWA’S extraordinary life, from a childhood in internment camps to shining in the galleries and museums of the world. Vivid, deeply researched biography of a great artist and a tireless advocate. B PLUS

EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHED
Chronicle Books
2020

A VETERAN ZOMBIE HUNTER, fresh off three years of suspended animation, finds himself up against an infected campground and corporate skulduggery. Horror with a dash of wit and heart. B PLUS

CINCO DE ZOMBIE: A PRE-APOCALYPSE POST-TACO ZOMBIE NOVEL (THE SILVERCREST EXPERIMENT BOOK 1)
Love &amp
2019