A man fated to outlive most around him takes a literal and existential journey on the seas in the portentous fantasy novel "LoveVortex and the Drakor’s Curse". Pekka Harju-Autti’s allegorical fantasy novel "LoveVortex and the... Read More

"Exit Tickets" is a tense, grounded novel about human struggles in the public school system. In Kenneth Chanko’s intriguing novel "Exit Tickets", teachers and students navigate feelings of grief and obsession. Martin, a first-year... Read More

Women’s instincts and memories are alchemical in A. J. Ashworth’s unnerving speculative collection "Maybe the Birds". In one tale, a school shooting survivor carves mementos mori for the lost; her relationship fractures with the... Read More

Detailed and expressive, the biographical novellas of "Raising Genius" muse through parental influences on creative minds. Dramatizing the early childhoods and complicated family lives of three world-renowned visionaries, Nam Nguyen’s... Read More

The Turkey is Not the Only Thing Getting Roasted is a lighthearted essay collection that examines how people across the US navigate a notorious annual gathering. Robert Okine’s wisecracking essay collection The Turkey is Not the Only... Read More

Overwhelmed by human pain, a girl works to feel joy through her interactions with nature in the encouraging picture book "The Robe of Rainbow Feathers". In Diane Arkenstone’s optimistic picture book "The Robe of Rainbow Feathers", a... Read More

"Popol Vuh" is an immersive, inventive reinterpretation of a Mayan creation myth. Jemshed Khan reengages the Mayan creation myth Popol Vuh by reimagining the Hero Twins and their tumultuous time in the underworld. Complemented by surreal... Read More

A half-submerged island is the setting of a love story “not meant for land” in "When Water Became Blue", Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette’s sweetly wanton novel about women’s desire. Brought to shore by her partner and child, Anaïs, a... Read More