In Andrew Colarusso and Karen An-hwei Lee’s collaborative story collection "Souvenirs", art begets art. These imaginative stories are inspired by sources including Emily Dickinson’s black cake recipe, a David Bowie song, The Pillow... Read More

A woman and an AI form a unique bond in Victoria Hetherington’s novel "Autonomy". In the near future: climate change has allowed the United States to take over Canada and impose draconian, conservative measures regulating what citizens... Read More

"Sexual Revolution" is Laurie Penny’s radical work of literary journalism; it concerns current sociopolitical climates and the ways that feminism can save the world. Penny takes a deep look at the powers that try to keep society under... Read More

Stereotypes of brutish, unintelligent Neanderthals are pulverized by Rebecca Wragg Sykes in her tender, absorbing profile of our hominin cousins. "Kindred" is a comprehensive review of the most up-to-date theories and technological... Read More

In his compelling interpretive biography "Robespierre", Marcel Gauchet reveals his subject as a complex man who was both an advocate for democracy, and a murderous tyrant with the potential to destroy democracy. Gauchet traces... Read More

In Charles A. Bush’s young adult novel "Every Variable of Us", Alexis, a high school basketball star, dreams of receiving a college scholarship and pursuing a professional basketball career. Both are her ticket out of West... Read More

Disabilities and adoption are themes in Jordon Greene’s LGBTQ+ novel "Every Word You Never Said", a sweet romance story that’s informed by social justice concerns. Newly adopted and entering a new high school in North Carolina as a... Read More

In Andy Charman’s dynamic mystery novel "Crow Court", the death of a choir master in late nineteenth-century England is enigmatic. Charles is a wine merchant who rose from poverty; he and four friends set out to confront his half... Read More