In Zein El-Amine’s short story collection "Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?", the Lebanese civil war leads to disrupted lives and ghost sightings. Herein, war is more complicated than mere acts of violence. Enemy drones hover above... Read More

In Jean Gill’s gripping historical novel "The Ring Breaker", a young man comes of age in the Viking-era Orkney Islands, navigating court intrigue, his own survival, and his confusing feelings about the jarl’s cursed ward. The book... Read More

A young woman tries to come to terms with grief in Tanya Turton’s poignant novel "Jade Is a Twisted Green". After the death of her twin sister Roze at age seventeen, Jade fell into a deep, lingering depression. Because she is unable to... Read More

The residents of an abandoned apartment complex eke out an outskirts living in Cho Nam-Joo’s dystopian novel "Saha". Thirty years ago, Saha Estates was a bustling apartment community. Then a corporation bought out the nearby town and... Read More

A former influencer reminisces about her days chasing power and internet fame in Allie Rowbottom’s subtle novel "Aesthetica". At nineteen, Anna wanted to be an internet model. Her plan was to find a manager, grow her social media... Read More

In Edward J. Delaney’s historical novel "The Acrobat", Cary Grant is at the height of his career. He navigates reconciling his past with his present and turns an eye toward embracing his future. Archie Leach dreamed of treading the... Read More

The weight of trauma and secrets brings a family to their breaking point in the connected short stories of Toni Ann Johnson’s "Light Skin Gone to Waste". The Arrington family has high aspirations. Phil, a psychologist, wants to have a... Read More

A psychology enthusiast dives into writings by and about his favorite psychologist in Graeme Macrae Burnet’s literary novel "Case Study". Upon discovering that her sister had been seeing rogue psychologist Collins Braithwaite before... Read More