Exploring themes of health, weight loss, and love, "Grinder Hill" is a romance that’s heavy with opinions. C. D. Shelton’s "Grinder Hill" follows a young man’s weight-loss journey. He navigates self-acceptance and romance while... Read More

Macy’s blunt story is a harrowing, heartbreaking tour de force. NoNieqa Ramos’s The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary turns the spotlight on Macy Cashmere, a high school girl who lives in the margins of society. Noncompliant and proudly... Read More

"The Upside of Falling Down" is a romantic new-adult celebration of all of the wild and amazing possibilities that open up when perfect plans go awry. Clementine leaves Ohio as an ordinary girl in love; she wakes up in an Irish hospital... Read More

KT has never known her father. Her mother says that her father left before she was born, but that is not exactly true. Her mother went to a sperm bank to become pregnant, and a brief search on a website intended to help connect the... Read More

Inventive and highly entertaining, A. L. Collins’s "Redworld" is set in a future where Mars has been colonized and serves as home to several alien races, including humans. Clever explanations for how the planet was made livable, and... Read More

From the very first page, "Like Vanessa" conveys the hopes and fears of a girl who wishes for a different life. Nessy Martin is fourteen years old and living in Newark with her alcoholic grandfather, her mostly absent father, and her... Read More

Tate Bertram is handsome, smart, and rich—a golden boy who has lived a privileged life. At just nineteen years old, he is also a gambling addict. After he nearly died while trying to evade a debt collector, his family staged an... Read More

"The Book of Pearl" is a beautifully imagined tale of grief and love. Timothée de Fombelle’s book, originally published in French, is impeccably translated by Sarah Ardizzone and Sam Gordon. The story is luminous, with a plot that... Read More