A teenager explores her sexual identity despite the disapproval of her family in the sensitive graphic novel "Punk Like Me". Nina, a preparatory school student in Staten Island, and her best friend Kerry enjoy music and comic books.... Read More
Monika Fagerholm’s hard-hitting experimental novel is about the aftereffects of gang rape. During a spring break party, Nathan and three other teenage boys restrained their classmate, Sascha, in the basement and raped her. A decade... Read More
In Dorothy Tse’s striking, surreal novella "City Like Water", a person navigates a contorted reality in a nameless city. An unnamed narrator experiences displacement, both in memory and space. They recall the top bunk they once slept... Read More
In J. M. Sidorova’s propulsive fantasy novel "The Witch of Prague", a girl unravels political scandals amid discoveries of her own mystical abilities. In the late 1960s in Prague, Alica is on the cusp of adulthood. Craving independence... Read More
A cozy story about friendship and celebrating the gifts of those around us, this picture book’s adorable cast of characters is sure to delight. Jacomini is a small bunny who is kind, gentle, and clever. All his friends, from dogs to... Read More
Existing friendships are revitalized, and new ones flourish, in Melody Carlson’s cheerful Christian novel "All Booked Up", about women who share a Victorian home. Riva, an isolated widow in her sixties, is a bibliophile who is... Read More
The warm and informative self-help book "Carry On" brims with supportive words for queer and trans people, drawing on scholarship, stories, and advice from activist Nillin Lore and others. The book’s eight chapters cover leaving the... Read More
In Stacie Ramey’s cozy mystery novel "Spellbound by Murder", a single mother and her teenage daughter return to their family bookstore, facing murder and magical secrets. Veronica and Phoebe leave Florida for Mystic Hollow to help Gran... Read More