In her memoir "What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World", librarian Dorothy Lazard reflects on her childhood through the neighborhoods of California’s Bay Area. As a girl in St. Louis, Lazard would often wander her... Read More

In Olivia Wolfgang-Smith’s emotive novel "Glassworks", four generations struggle under the weight of unexpressed feelings, unsaid words, and unmet needs. It starts with a bee. In 1910, heiress Agnes takes a renowned glass artist,... Read More

A lawyer grapples with temptation in Orlando Ortega-Medina’s novel "The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants". Marc should be on top of the world. He is a successful lawyer, he has a loving relationship with Isaac, and he has been sober for... Read More

"Kill Your Darlings" is a compelling fantasy novel about inner strength and mental health that presents the question “What if you were the main character?” An author is transported to her own fantasy world in L. E. Harper’s... Read More

"Artefactum" is an immersive novel in which a lovestruck man travels through the multiverse, hoping for a second chance. J. E. Tobal’s gripping science fiction novel "Artefactum" is the origin story of a destroyer of worlds. Sam is a... 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