"The Witchstone" is a humorous urban fantasy novel in which a smooth-talking demon helps to break a generational curse. When the brutal bureaucrats of Hell give lackadaisical Laszlo an ultimatum—improve his performance as a Curse... Read More

A divorcée empty-nester begins a consuming affair with a younger jazz musician in "After David", Catherine Texier’s novel about the potency of midlife longing. Eve’s life story can be compartmentalized into periods: her... Read More

Two boys survive the world’s end while fighting for their growing romance in Paul Michael Winters’s post-apocalyptic novel "Together in a Broken World". Following global collapse, most of the population is either dead or zombified.... Read More

It’s impossible to read Alec Wilkinson’s "Moonshine" without feeling the magnetic draw of its star figure, state revenue agent Garland Bunting. Wilkinson’s short profile, reprinted for a new generation of readers, follows Bunting... Read More

In L. D. Lapinski’s affirming novel "Jamie", a fight for gender equality leads to greater community understanding. In Jamie’s hometown, there are two middle schools to choose from: one for boys and one for girls. But Jamie is... Read More

Maryann Lesert’s novel "Land Marks" captures the intensity and passion of climate activism in Michigan. Rebecca hasn’t written under her activist’s pseudonym (Elizabeth Stone) in years. After a deadly protest at a nature preserve,... Read More

Filled with fascinating astronomy-related facts, "Chasing the Stars" covers the first century-plus of the University of Wisconsin’s Washburn Observatory and the science it inspired. Built on a Dakota effigy mound in the 1880s, the... Read More

A young woman grapples with mental illness in the fun, edifying graphic memoir "A Fox in My Brain". When she was sixteen, Lubie was diagnosed with depression by her family doctor. She gave up on treatment when her symptoms improved, not... Read More