Nikki Barthelmess’s "The Quiet You Carry" is an honest, thoughtful story about a young woman coming to terms with a lifetime of abuse. Victoria’s life changed overnight. Her father threw her out of her house over what she chooses to... Read More

The educational, engaging story of a single tree that became symbolic of environmental activism, "Big Lonely Doug" by Harley Rustad dramatizes the conflict between human consumption and the environment. The story revolves around a... Read More

Rare bone witch Tea’s heartsglass is turning a dreaded black as she uses her magic to recall loved ones from death. For now, she’s been able to hide its dark mottles, but she’s in a race to discover the nature of this corruption... Read More

Angela Lamb is a bestselling novelist who moonlights as a Virginia Woolf scholar. She’s prepping her keynote address for a Woolf conference when the unthinkable happens, and more than papers emerge from the Berg Collection’s stacks.... Read More

The past is the present is the future in "Flashback Hotel", the masterful new short story collection by Ivan Vladislavić. Alternately whimsical and deeply affecting, the collection explores South African culture and the impact of belief... Read More

A fluffy baby penguin tries again and again to use his wings for flying like the petrels, albatross, and other arctic birds, but nothing seems to work—until he takes a leap of faith and tumbles into the sea. Beautiful watercolor... Read More

Little Tree Dude is jonesing for the perfect snack to satisfy his particular palate, but red-eyed tree frogs can’t eat just any nut or berry found in the rain forest. Lively rhymes and swinging vines jump and flit about with humor as... Read More

When one stormy day turns into two with no end in sight, a brother and sister don their galoshes and head out to search for the biggest puddle in the world—the source of all precipitation. The weather may be damp and gray, but smiles... Read More