Roush, Gene, STRINGS
March 01, 2010 - Science, spirituality and doomed romance intersect through the ages in this sprawling melodrama of ideas. If you're looking for muzzy intellectualism and raging hormones, a student-housing complex at the University of Minnesota, circa 1984, is a great place to find it.

Akley, Jason, LAZARUS
March 01, 2010 - An avant garde update of a classic Greek tragedy. Akley's new novel is a deeply ambitious project, 700-plus pages of experimental prose filled with allusionsto the Bible, the Beatles, Marx, Nietzsche, Johnny Cash and the cool jazz of Miles Davis

Barker, Robert W., MARCUS THE LAST LIVING ROMAN
March 01, 2010 - A historical novel of epic proportions that recounts the clash of Roman, Hellenic and Barbarian civilizations in Asia Minor from 89 to 85 BC, with a subplot involving a young Roman who survives genocide and creates a new, magical identity.

Copeland, Bill, COSMIC SWAN
March 01, 2010 - A geologist investigating strange tectonic phenomena discovers a mind-blowing secret under a mountainin Tibet. For unknown reasons, the planet has been plagued by a seemingly unending string of earthquakes

Gananathan, Sakuntala, WHITE FLOWERS OF YESTERDAY
March 01, 2010 - A historical novel of royal intrigue and Machiavellian machinations, set during the halcyon days of the18th-century French court, by retired accountant and author Gananathan.

Malhotra, Umang, SOLVING THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE CRISIS
March 01, 2010 - Malhotra leads readers on a journey through the dramatic pitfalls of the American health-care system,posing solutions along the way.

Maffei, Fredric, DIVINELY SMITTEN
February 15, 2010 - A tight tale about forces of light and darkness set in motion by willing, if duped, characters. Writing with a sure hand, Maffei quickly introduces readers to a cast of strong characters

Moïse, Claire, ADELE, GRACE, AND CELINE
February 15, 2010 - In Adele, Grace and Celine, the most recent literary offspring of Charlotte Brontë¿s Jane Eyre, Moise grants readers a glimpse into the lives of three women connected to Mr. Rochester...Adele Varens was an inquisitive, intuitive child while growing up at Thornfield Manor, the home of her guardian, Edward Rochester

Braccia, Richard, RESPUBLICA
February 15, 2010 - Braccia tenders Cicero's testament to his son about his thwarted ambitions in the Roman Senate. The author has clearly done his homework into the life and times of Cicero, and even readers with reservations about the great orator¿s beliefs and tactics will appreciate the honest hand he brings to the proceedings

Christie, Joel, ROBBY FIGHTS THE WORLD
January 15, 2010 - This coming-of-age story, set in present-day Florida, may leave adult readers with a sad view of today¿s teens but engage the younger crowd...A portrait of the realistic bravado of teens struggling to find their place in the world.

Bardolph, Baronis and Telling Bardolph, TOME OF A HERETOFORE UNKNOWN PERSONAGE
December 29, 2009 - A lost manuscript is discovered by an aspiring author, who--in true postmodern fashion--completes and brings the story to life.

Santi, Catherine, CRAZY PEOPLE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. . . AM I?
December 29, 2009 - The sorrowful days of a single welfare mother who can't get what she wants and can't get rid of what she doesn't.

Bessinger, Donivan, POETIC WORKS
December 22, 2009 - Ambitious poems in various genres explore the intersections of philosophy, religion, psychology and cutting-edge physics.

Del Bourgo, David, PRAGUE SPRING
December 22, 2009 - A 1968-era noir crime novel, in which the past comes back to haunt San Francisco police inspector Simon Wolfe.

Meredith, Frank, THE UNFINISHED WORK
December 22, 2009 - A Northern boy fights for the South in this rollicking Civil War novel.

Wright, Elizabeth Catherine, DEAR BOB, DEAR BETTY
December 22, 2009 - The correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright's youngest child Robert Llewellyn (nicknamed Bob) and his bride-to-be Elizabeth Bryan Kehler (known as Betty) is laid bare in heartfelt detail.

Carrick, Donna, THE FIRST EXCELLENCE
December 17, 2009 - A complex mystery with multiple plots and a host of intriguing characters.

Hill, Cassandra, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY SHYANN
December 14, 2009 - An Egyptian cat has pink fur, a colorful party hat and friends from around the world.

Ratnam, Raja (Arasa), THE DANCE OF DESTINY
December 14, 2009 - A detailed exploration of a personal journey through varying cultures and countries.

Cassan, Brent, A HISTORY OF CHINA
December 14, 2009 - Cassan--who has published several reference books on railroading as well as poetry collections--has created a volume of sharp-edged language and surreal logic.

Gordon, C.W., AZURE DYING
December 14, 2009 - Haunting suspense/thriller debut by author Gordon.

Viliborghi, Mark Russell, HIGH TIMES
December 14, 2009 - A topsy-turvy psychedelic science-fiction tale--starring an eclectic array of beings, human and otherwise--based on an "exceptionally lucid dream" experienced by author Viliborghi.