The short stories collected in M Lin’s encompassing book "The Memory Museum" concern the conflicts and commonalities experienced by Chinese nationals, who reflect upon the past, travel abroad, emigrate, or remain within their home... Read More

A red-bespectacled bear whose mood matches his somber-blue fur tries to shake off the haze above him in this heartening picture book about seeking happier days. Bear refuses an invitation from his forest friends, fearing he’ll be a... Read More

Poets are cheek turners, reliably willing to face grief and pain at untenable levels and then ask for more. Poets are coat turners, inexplicably willing to renounce and swerve just as the path seems laid. In her debut collection, Elise... Read More

In Hannes Barnard’s dynamic coming-of-age novel "Nebulous: The Last Hurrah", teenagers seek refuge from an ominous storm cloud. Best friends Xandr and Rufus sneak out of their South African homes for a last chance at losing their... Read More

The heartfelt essays and poems in "Queer and Muslim" defend religion’s compatibility with queerness. Religion can be a means of liberation rather than oppression, said Imam Muhsin Hendricks, shot dead in South Africa in 2025.... Read More

The infinite worlds of a child’s imagination are brought to life in vivid colors and fantastical images in this picture book about the possibilities of playtime. Here, a simple question—“Do you want to play at my house?”—opens... Read More

A determined girl comes of age against a backdrop of family struggles and book bans in the encouraging novel Ada Holloway’s Had Enough. In Randi Smith’s touching coming-of-age novel Ada Holloway’s Had Enough, a girl makes a daring... Read More

"The Gratitude Express" is a poignant allegorical novella about human interconnectedness and expressing thanks in the moment. Walter Green’s whimsical allegorical novella "The Gratitude Express" is about memory, connection, and the... Read More