Tastes & Tomes

“Told in multiple perspectives, we follow Marcellus (a giant Pacific octopus being held "captive" at the Sowell Bay Aquarium), Tovah (a widowed older woman still learning to cope with the death of her son thirty years earlier), and Cameron (a chronically unemployed drifter who finds his way to Sowell Bay in search of a rich relative). We learn early on that Marcellus knows more about the humans around him than they know about themselves, and seeing them through his "alien-like eye" is one of...”

Tee • Quail Ridge Books

“A great mixture of historical fiction and horror through the unique lens of a woman on the Western Frontier - it’s a chilling tale that touches on the trauma we carry and how we reckon with our past. ”

Alden • Water Street Bookstore

“Inception meets Into Thin Air in this thrilling adventure story - it’s a profound thought experiment of ambition, power, intelligence, and religion. As we aim higher and higher, always seeking the “peak” of our knowledge and abilities, are we driven by hubris or is the beauty of humanity in the journey itself? Or more simply: how the hell did we get here and where are we going? ”

Alden • Water Street Bookstore

“Love, Theoretically combines meme-based humor, sizzling romantic tension, soul-searching personal growth, and blazing critiques of the glaring disparities in academia. This book isn’t just awesome in theory — it’s a proven fact!”

Sarah Knapp • Inkwood Books NJ

“In this WWII epic, Luis Alberto Urrea captures the catastrophic scale of war through the eyes of Irene and Dorothy, two Red Cross enlistees. Their spry banter, secrets, and tender care make a story and a friendship you won’t forget.”

Sarah Hollenbeck • Women & Children First

“Equal parts modern satire, indictment of the publishing industry, and twisted ghost story, R. F. Kuang’s first foray into literary fiction pulls no punches and will have you reading late into the night.”

Abby Bennsky • Old Town Books