In Anthony Bidulka’s novel Going to Beautiful, a widowed celebrity chef travels to a small town, where he encounters both dark secrets and uplifting surprises. Jake’s perfect life, built from his passion for cooking and several... Read More

In S. W. Leicher’s novel "Acts of Atonement", a lesbian couple deals with mental illness, cultural isolation, and unexpected reunions. Serach grew up Jewish; Paloma is Colombian American. The women built a wonderful life together after... Read More

In Arinze Ifeakandu’s short story collection, queer Nigerian men defy cultural norms to pursue love. For the Nigerian families in these tales, traditional masculinity is of the utmost importance. Loving men, or not looking manly... Read More

The third installment of the Vera Kelly mystery series, Rosalie Knecht’s "Vera Kelly Lost and Found" hits close to home as Vera travels the length and breadth of Southern California, fighting to recover her girlfriend and their future... Read More

In Kent Quaney’s captivating novel "One Breath from Drowning", pursuits of love and self-fulfillment are complicated by family, religion, finances, and addiction. Sydney is the setting for this detailed story about a thorny romance... Read More

The line between figurative and literal beasts is blurred in the inventive stories of Sam J. Miller’s Boys, Beasts & Men. The book’s conjured funhouse worlds are both familiar and alien. Small-town family tensions are exacerbated... Read More

In Estela González’s novel "Arribada", a terrible loss forces a Mexican family to reevaluate their lives. Mariana is her family’s great hope. She’s sent abroad to attend school and becomes a concert pianist. But after two family... Read More

John Weir’s short story collection reflects upon being a “cisgender gay white guy” from the 1970s to the present, through decades of liberation, devastation, and gradual progress. Narrated like a memoir, the stories begin in a New... Read More