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Chicken Heart

by Peter Dabbene

Morgan Boecher’s emotive graphic novel "Chicken Heart" is an exploration of individual gender identity. Just before working a stand-up comedy set, Jackie reads a letter from the Chicken Heart Love Commune informing him of the death and... Read More

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The Gardener's Wife's Mistress

by Violet Glenn

Cassondra Windwalker’s contemplative novel begins with the sudden, challenging loss of a spouse. When Hayden loses his wife, Shelly, to a sudden stroke, he struggles to manage his landscaping business and take care of himself. The... Read More

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Déjà Vu

by Julia Dillman

A woman with a traumatic past seeks self-acceptance in the afterlife in the fantastical allegorical novel "Déjà Vu". While traveling through the Underworld, a woman remembers her trauma and fights for acceptance in Niki’s fantasy... Read More

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Who Will Cliff Date?

by pine breaks

Shifting cultural messages about masculinity and sexuality filter into a man’s daily life in the musing historical novel "Who Will Cliff Date?" David A. Robinson’s wry novel "Who Will Cliff Date?" is about sexuality, identity, and... Read More

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The Set Up

by Leah Block

The revealing memoir "The Set Up" is about overcoming adversity through religion, connections, and personal strength. Carl Edward Jackson’s candid memoir "The Set Up" is about his tumultuous adulthood in the South. When Jackson was... Read More

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Hymn to Moray Eels

by Meg Nola

Mireille Best’s multifaceted novel "Hymn to Moray Eels" is about queer attraction, social expectations, and the intricacies of women’s friendships in 1950s France. Adolescence made sixteen-year-old Mila feel exposed and vulnerable.... Read More

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