Dreamlike illustrations track this fable about the dangers of envy. The Wanting Monster whispers in the ear of a villager, prompting him to redirect the stream to make himself a pool. His neighbors grow envious and dig their own pools;... Read More

Ed Valfre’s artful collection "Tales from Dreamland" signposts the “ordinary magic of the everyday” via whimsical flash fiction and eye-catching photographs. The paragraph-length stories range from poetry to fables. In... Read More

In her gritty yet lyrical memoir "Soft as Bones", Chyana Marie Sage confronts generational trauma. Sage, who is of Cree, Metis, and Salish heritage, was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Her earliest memories are happy ones of... Read More

Michael N. McGregor’s musing memoir "An Island to Myself" is about using the practice of solitude to develop personal authenticity and enhanced creativity. In 1985, McGregor, then twenty-seven, quit his job as a magazine editor and... Read More

In Franziska Gänsler’s moving novel "Eternal Summer", a woman in distress and her daughter arrive at a quiet German hotel, finding unexpected companionship with the hotel owner. Horrific wildfires and heatwaves mark the setting... Read More

Family, loyalty, and forgiveness are at the center of Leslie Gray Streeter’s humorous novel "Family and Other Calamities". Dawn, a self-made Black journalist, is the founder of the online entertainment publication Glitter. Her hard... Read More

Samantha Rose Hicks’s spiritual guide "Talking with the Tarot" takes a fresh approach to learning and interpreting the tarot. The book traces the long, conflicted history of the tarot and its early association with marginalized... Read More

Jordan Rosenfeld’s thriller "Fallout" spotlights environmental awareness and personal agency. Project Nemesis, a band of rebels set on environmental protection, sabotage and blackmail shady energy companies. Their methods garner... Read More