Dislocation, family strife, and the desire to escape the familiar are the driving forces in these stories mostly set in an arid landscape. In this prize-winning collection of stories, Sean Bernard explores themes of dislocation and... Read More

Dark humor and inventive premises make each of these stories unique, even as they are connected by the theme of loss. Piercing and unflinchingly honest, "The Inconvenience of the Wings" is a remarkable collection of short fiction by a... Read More

A tried-and-true religious story retold with creativity, joviality, contemporary language, and a feisty travel companion camel for Jesus. Episcopal priest Steve Lipscomb offers up a lighthearted novelization of the life and times of... Read More

Leviticus, Gabriel, Cognitive Dissonance, and other supernatural deities populate this witty, apocalyptic fantasy. The End of the World is Rye follows a well-crafted group of characters who are either personified deities or ideas such as... Read More

Hippies, criminals, con men, and cult leaders all want a piece of what Harry has discovered in Northern California gold country. Take a little northern California history, add a touch of Christopher Moore and a large dash of Elmore... Read More

Internationally acclaimed short stories delve into contradictions in Mexican culture, mythology, trust, and forgiveness. Prominent Mexican writer Juan Villoro, who has yet to be celebrated, much less discovered, in the United States, has... Read More

Kravitz’s canine narrator describes the events around him without understanding their full impact, offering a new perspective on the Holocaust. With "The Jewish Dog", Asher Kravitz succeeds in the difficult task of finding a new... Read More

A strange, violent land at the far edge of the Roman empire sets the stage for this essentially human war tale. In "War at the Edge of the World", the first book of a planned series entitled Twilight of Empire, Ian James Ross offers a... Read More