Concerning minor and major historical arcs, the poems collected in "Serendipity and Craic" are variously knowledgeable and humorous. Alan Clegg’s religious poetry collection "Serendipity and Craic" concentrates on historical events,... Read More

An autobiographical odyssey from Panama to Texas, Darrel Alejandro Holnes’s poetry collection "Stepmotherland" ponders split identities through art, current events, and religion. Of African and Chocó descent, Holnes describes himself... Read More

Eldercare, mourning, and the heartening anchor that comes from retelling personal stories infuse Caitlin Hamilton Summie’s "Geographies of the Heart", a tender novel-in-stories about a multigenerational Minnesotan family. A recent... Read More

In 1937, Los Angeles is baking in a September heat wave. The citizens of the growing city, thirsty and on edge, are angry and desperate for water. They wait for the okay on a new dam project, though the water department’s chief... Read More

A girl falls under the spell of a fairy who offers her a Faustian bargain in the graphic novel "Stars, Hide Your Fire". Moved by ennui and restlessness, Andrea dreams of escaping her small, ordinary Massachusetts town. While exploring an... Read More

The autobiographical poetry collection "Why I Never Finished My Dissertation" rejoices in the joys and grittiness of reality. Laura Foley’s poetry collection "Why I Never Finished My Dissertation" uses precise language to celebrate... Read More

"Julian in Purgatory" portrays drug addiction in a breezy, entertaining style. Julian is living with his girlfriend, Dana. Instead of looking for a job, he spends his days in the thrall of pills. When Dana kicks him out, he visits... Read More

Like a constellation in which perception and purpose are stars, "The Miracle Machine" is a fantastic poetic work. Marrying poetry with fantasy, Matthew Pennock’s "The Miracle Machine" is a phenomenal trip that loops through time,... Read More