“The Vanishings went unwitnessed—until the telltale puddle of clothing was found there was no reason to suppose a Vanishing had happened at all.” In Malcolm McNeill’s "The Beginning Woods", adults are disappearing all over the... Read More

A hospitalized girl is roused from a coma, waking to a world where Judgment Day has come and gone. Michelle Rene’s "Tattoo", a novella from a press specializing in the form, juxtaposes postapocalypse with rebirth as old forces revisit... Read More

A disturbing look into how grief makes you susceptible to being taken advantage of, "The Boundless Sublime" is the story of girl who attempts to overcome one tragedy by barreling headlong into another. Mere months after a travesty tears... Read More

In Kristen Witucki’s emotionally gripping novel, young Tallie struggles for self-acceptance against other people’s expectations and beliefs, particularly around her blindness. Meanwhile, Benjamin, who works in reader services at the... Read More

In an intoxicating swirl of futuristic imagery and existential inner reflection, "Meet Me in the Strange" treats music and spirituality as one and the same. Davi lives in a wondrous hotel in a city filled with oddities and beauties. In... Read More

"The Heart Forger", Rin Chupeco’s stunning sequel to The Bone Witch, is set in a world as immersive as it is daunting. Here, Tea moves from exile to enact a vendetta against those who stole the love of her life. After an extended... Read More

"A Possibility of Whales" is charming and sweet as it explores personal identity, life changes, love, and, of course, whales. Nat—short for Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher—is the daughter of a movie star who doesn’t know who her... Read More

Ari and Itche have been friends since childhood, when they bonded over their feelings of ill-fittedness at summer camp. Now in their twenties, they’d like to add some sparkle to their lives, and if love is the way, so be it.... Read More