A prolonged exercise in grief and respect for the dead, "My Cemetery Friends" gathers poetry and prose pieces that are rooted in a singular place. Set in a relaxing, green pedestrian refuge surrounded by a noisy urban environment,... Read More

Its poems functioning as antidotes for trying times, "The Usefulness of Hippopotamus" is a good-natured collection. Vincent J. Tomeo’s quirky poetry collection "The Usefulness of Hippopotamus" confronts pandemic-era limitations with... Read More

With fascinating peeks into military life and work on Wall Street, "Downriver" is a revealing memoir. Ryan McDermott’s introspective memoir "Downriver" is about the personal costs of military service and success on Wall Street.... Read More

A Japanese Canadian girl defies social and cultural boundaries in Leslie Shimotakahara’s historical novel "Sisters of the Spruce". During World War I, fourteen-year-old Khya travels with her family to a remote region of British... Read More

These twelve enchanting stories contemplate events and perspectives beyond the scope of famed lovers and schemers. Alice McVeigh’s short story collection "Pride and Perjury" is a spirited speculative addition to the realm of Jane... Read More

Taking the form of a dialogue between the past and the present, the social science inquiry "Africa" addresses topics including education, equality, ethnicity and race, epistemology, and history. An impassioned quest to uncover the hidden... Read More

A longtime couple anchors their small community through a period of substantial change in the epic historical novel "Tidewater". Eric B. Miller’s absorbing, character-driven historical novel "Tidewater" traces domestic and intimate... Read More

"Born in Space" is a lush science fiction allegory for the strength of a mother’s love and the unbreakable bonds of family. Jeremy Clift’s epic science fiction novel "Born in Space" is about the human costs of space colonization and... Read More