A twisting tale of deception and overlapping mysteries, Briana Cole’s psychological thriller "Behind Her Lives" follows a woman who refuses to believe that her younger sister is dead. Deven is overwhelmed. Her relationship with her... Read More

In Amy Bearce’s exciting novel "The Worst Villain Ever", a boy is on a quest to discover his true self, though he has to battle internal and external pressures to do so. George is a gifted child, but he struggles to balance and meet... Read More

In "Chingona", Alma Zaragoza-Petty’s life story intertwines with compelling advice that strikes at the heart of Latina women’s needs to claim the strongest parts of their identities. In her childhood, Zaragoza-Petty was often called... Read More

Esther Woolfson’s "Between Light and Storm" contemplates the eons-long interaction between human beings and animals. It questions what the belief that humans are superior to all other living beings has done to bring on the multiple... Read More

In Jean Gill’s gripping historical novel "The Ring Breaker", a young man comes of age in the Viking-era Orkney Islands, navigating court intrigue, his own survival, and his confusing feelings about the jarl’s cursed ward. The book... Read More

In "Wake Up, This Is Joburg", photographer Mark Lewis and writer Tanya Zack document stories about people getting by on the fringes of Johannesburg. These pieces are sometimes sad, sometimes inspiring, and add up to a complicated picture... Read More

The chilling entries of the literary collection "Into the Forest" revolve around the Slavic, folkloric witch Baba Yaga, depicting her in a variety of modes, from benevolent to all-devouring. Each of the twenty-two stories provides a new... Read More

Derek Sayer’s "Postcards from Absurdistan" is an encompassing review of cultural and sociopolitical Prague from tumultuous 1938 onward, detailed with compassion for the Czech people. It is meticulous in recounting the regimes they have... Read More