DARK AND DREAMLIKE novel follows a young girl’s harrowing 1861 journey across the US’s western frontiers.

INTENSELY ABSORBING ACCOUNT by a veteran traveler of technology’s impact on geographically isolated cultures.

A WOMAN’S PAINFUL tale of clashes with her folks’ anti-medicine Christian Science beliefs, and her mom’s cancer.

LOTS OF INSIDER DETAIL about the country music industry is the saving grace of this debut Nashville mystery.

INSIGHTFUL, INFORMATIVE LOOK at a multifaceted conflict in rural India from novelist/activist Arundhati Roy.

A POSTAPOCALYPTIC SOUTHWEST without metal–thanks to a nanobot plague–is the setting for action/adventure.

EXTRAVAGANTLY IMAGINED COLLECTION of stories by a cast of fictional “Cuban authors” is a wild Borgesian prank.

ANOTHER WITTY COZY in Simon Brett’s Fethering series, as his 60-something lady sleuths take on the UK art world.

ON THE ROAD with an antique dealer looking for the big score! Fun, fast-paced reporting, lots of engaging info.

DISTURBING, EVOCATIVE NOVEL of a woman haunted by her childhood and unable to control her impulses. Chilling.