In Mario Elías’s surreal, unflinching novel "Beloved Disciples", a man grieves the death of his first love. Simón experiences heartbreak after losing Albi, the love of his life. He sees visions in which Albi-clone corpses pile up... Read More

Pastry chef Benoît Castel’s inviting cookbook "The Seasonal Pantry" combines organic garden produce with a sustainable perspective. Castel’s garden-to-table ethos involves seasonal eating and capturing the bounty of harvests by... Read More

A killer is on the loose in Eugen Bacon’s speculative novel "Muntu". Ivory heads an investigation into a possible serial killer who murders men, leaving behind ashes and the men’s partners in catatonic states. With few leads and a... Read More

In Jim Butcher’s riveting fantasy novella "Out Law", a wizard faces a demonic enemy who seeks to feed on the world. After the Windy City is decimated by the Battle of Chicago, Harry, a wizard, reunites with John, an underworld criminal... Read More

A boy adopts a strange creature in Zidrou’s stunning graphic novel "The Beast". Francois and his mother Jeanne live in Belgium, where they face ridicule and mistrust: Francois’s father was a German soldier who returned home after... Read More

William Stell’s "Born Again Queer" is a focused history of gay and lesbian evangelism in the US, profiling progressive evangelical leaders and setting their work in context with the help of historical religious publications. After a... Read More

Two friends have a transformative experience in Mónica Ojeda’s psychedelic horror novel "Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun". Nicole and Noa run away to Chimborazo to attend Solar Noise, an “experimental music festival”... Read More

After centuries of devotion, Kelsey K. Sather’s epic fantasy novel "Lives of a Salvager" asks how devotion survives. Laurel, a salvager, is one of three humans alive at any time with unique abilities. Her purpose is to support the... Read More