A smitten Omani man’s beekeeping consumes Zahran Alqasmi’s novel "Honey Hunger". Returning to his home village after a tough winter that forced the temporary relocation of his bee colony to the desert region of Juba, Azzan, a... Read More

A whimsical short story collection, "Tales for Tra-La-La Day" shows cheer triumphing over bad intentions during the holidays. Steve Michael Reedy’s "Tales for Tra-La-La Day" is a sparkling short story collection about a joyous holiday... Read More

In Poupeh Missaghi’s literary novella "Sound Museum", an enthusiastic curator celebrates the aural elements of torture. Before an exclusive tour of her museum, an Iranian curator delivers an opening speech to the invited foreign... Read More

Marguerite Sheffer’s short story anthology "The Man in the Banana Trees" centers on wreckage and restoration. Many of the stories evince interest in the psychology behind science. In “Rickey,” a teacher struggles to regulate a... Read More

A gay high school senior confronts the tragic murder of his beloved in Mason Stokes’s novel All the Truth I Can Stand. Ash, still grieving his deceased mother, joins the backstage of his local college’s Oklahoma! production. He... Read More

A white dwarf rabbit brings a refugee family together in Edward van de Vendel and Anoush Elman’s novel "Mishka". Roya and her family are refugees from Afghanistan. When they learn that they have been permitted to stay in the... Read More

Celebrating inquisitive childhood exchanges, "Little-Princess" is an edifying and delight-filled picture book about a new and fruitful friendship. A boy’s horizons widen after he befriends a magical girl from the skies in Marie-Paule... Read More

In the captivating fable "Journey to Layamon", children in a magical land prepare to face a threat to their environment. In Stephen Curtin’s enchanting fantasy novel "Journey to Layamon", a magical setting’s powers are put in danger... Read More