In Jackson Ellis’s provocative science fiction novel "Black Days", a despondent Vermont man’s inspired plan leads to disaster, raising questions about the consequences of unchecked human ambition. Daniel is divorced, unemployed, and... Read More

In the bold, experimental stories of Juan Carlos Reyes’s "Three Alarm Fire", reading is a riddle that results in salvation. Shifting in register from abject horror to cool irony and featuring slippery, compelling details, this is a... Read More

In A. M. Shine’s captivating fantasy novel "Stay in the Light", people attempt to outrun frightening and powerful creatures called the Watchers. The Watchers are changelings who take on the appearance of human beings and hide out in... Read More

With chapters titled in the style of a radio weather report, which serves as an inspired metaphor for mourning, Tim Bird’s graphic memoir "Adrift on a Painted Sea" is a poignant tribute to his mother, a talented artist. Sue Bird once... Read More

In Zoe Whittall’s prose poetry memoir "No Credit River", heartbreak seeps through the cracks of everyday experiences. Covering a period of close to ten years, this hybrid memoir details the time prior to, during, and after a... Read More

Available in English and Spanish, this picture book is a whimsical take on the origin of nocturnal animals. As their forest shrinks, the animals have trouble living in peace; they decide some will have to be active only at night. The... Read More

The secrets of communication and cooperation among trees and their fungal and faunal allies are revealed in the graphic adaptation of Peter Wohlleben’s memoir "The Hidden Life of Trees". Wohlleben, who worked as a forester, narrates,... Read More

A teenager confronts her haunted past to save her family in Kate Anderson’s slow-burn psychological thriller "Lonely Places". Chase has yearned for stability ever since her family left their home when she was just a child. Since then,... Read More