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Martin Patin’s charming novel, Roebell Sandwich, follows the ups and downs of a 12-year-old boy’s life in Queens, N.Y. during the 70s and his pursuit of fame. When Paul Roebell achieves his dream of being on TV, his success is countered by failures he must learn to accept. Though the story lacks a distinct climax, this supports the feeling of Roebell’s monotonous daily life, and Patin’s themes of masculinity and identity keep the story alive. Both lighthearted and realistic, Patin provides readers with an entertaining dive into 70s nostalgia that also makes a comment on contemporary issues.

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In a memoir full of charm and grit, Pieman: The Papa D Story, June V. Bourgo and Dennis Bourgo relay their story of how Dennis – aka Papa D – built his meat pie business at the end of a dirt road, with June’s love and support. On the coast of British Columbia, the Bourgos found a rural piece of land and undertook the painstaking process of creating the wildly successful Papa D’s Comfort Foods, featuring his Nana’s recipe. Although the book’s focus is often disrupted by free association and digressions, readers will be drawn in by the authors’ easy, […]

A tender and engrossing work of romance, Love, Lydie by Blair Harton encapsulates a teenage girl’s dreams of romantic fate. On the streets of Greenwich Village, rockstar Nathan Roth defends a young woman, Lydia, in an altercation with her boyfriend – a fateful encounter, as they fall in love. The novel fast-forwards a decade to Lydia’s hometown, where Nathan is a single father working at the local theater, and their relationship takes a turn because Nathan is in love with the theater’s events coordinator. Secrets and wounds are unearthed, weaving unexpected mystery into the novel through a series of enticing […]

I’m Right Behind You by Rose Talitha is a chilling, suspenseful thriller that keeps you guessing until the end. Candice and her husband Dr. Max Kilbourne become the center of a murder mystery when one of his patients is murdered, and he’s a prime suspect. Isolating themselves in remote woods, they are led to dig into each other’s pasts and reveal secrets that are better left buried. Talitha unfolds this mystery through a collection of well-drawn characters who will do anything to protect their own version of “good,” with their stories intertwining in a chorus of internal monologues that show, […]