A young man joins a ghost in a high-stakes car race in the graphic novel "Hex Americana". Ken lives in a world inhabited by gnomes, ghosts, a cyclops, and a two-headed race announcer. He identifies as Yokai American, derived from the... Read More

An intelligent man with trauma in his past gets in the way of his own personal fulfillment in the powerful novel "American Scholar". In Patrick E. Horrigan’s literary novel "American Scholar", a gay man spends his adulthood learning to... Read More

In the evocative historical novel "Red Clay Suzie", a teenager’s growing awareness of his sexual orientation clashes with his conservative surroundings and makes him a timeless and empathetic hero. Jeffrey Dale Lofton’s quiet... Read More

A punk rock teacher is embroiled in a major protest movement in Sim Kern’s involving speculative novel The Free People’s Village. Maddie is an English teacher. She has a crush on Red, who is trans and nonbinary. Red lives in the Lab,... Read More

Rebecca Turkewitz limns the haunting nature of everyday occurrences in her rich literary collection "Here in the Night". These thirteen short stories survey the impact of ghost stories, disquieting relationships, marginalized identities,... Read More

In the compelling science fiction novel "Runners", a tight-knit crew displays true camaraderie despite the dystopian leanings of their world. Set in a dystopian corporate world, Justin Hale’s science fiction novel "Runners" follows a... Read More

Rich, philosophical, and engaging, "Andrezj of Hollywood" weighs the cost of compromising to pursue one’s dreams. Weaving together many strands from the life of an aspiring young screenwriter, David Schulze’s "Andrezj of Hollywood"... Read More

Ani Kayode Somtochukwu’s novel "And Then He Sang a Lullaby" interrogates love, secrecy, and a revolution in Nigeria. August’s mother died in childbirth; he blames himself. His father is distant and inconsolable, and his sisters push... Read More