Over the course of more than a hundred microstories, "Plain Air" outlines the stuttering lives of the inhabitants of Winesburg, Indiana. Winesburg is the definition of a flyover town. It even has the contrails to prove it. But when the... Read More

Two young women develop a friendship and more while navigating work, magic, and love in "Doughnuts and Doom". Margot—a witch whose familiar is Stanley, a lovable snake—is forced to sell potions for a living because she can’t manage... Read More

A native of New Orleans with a PhD in English, C. W. Cannon brings his perspective to the city, the South, and race in his essay collection "I Want Magic". With eloquence and keen analyses, Cannon defends New Orleans as complex and... Read More

In Eugen Bacon’s multifaceted and disarming short story collection "Chasing Whispers", women and other beings are caught up in whirlwinds of emotion. In “Chasing Whispers,” a young woman is interested in dating, but being with her... Read More

Memory and traumas interfere with romantic love in Martha Anne Toll’s historical novel "Three Muses". John, an American psychoanalyst, is in Paris when he is handed a ticket to see a performance of Boris Yanakov’s masterpiece "Three... Read More

The situation is stark: those in less developed countries are “twenty times more likely to be affected by climate-related disasters.” In her forthright work of research and witness, "State of Disaster", Maria Cristina Garcia... Read More

A Black woman rebels against racism and class, finding her voice, in Kimberly Garrett Brown’s novel Cora’s Kitchen. In 1928, Cora James is an aspiring writer who works as a librarian in New York. She is aware of the privileged... Read More

Two outcasts from a troubled Rwandan village try to save their country in Scholastique Mukasonga’s novel "Kibogo". In the 1940s and 1950s, Rwanda faced numerous tragedies, including drought, famine, war, and continuing repression by... Read More